+ True Christianity is a response to God’s love and the empowering freedom that comes from this love. The goal of our faith is not to blindly follow imperfect men who can quote Bible verses but to walk with Christ, by the Spirit, into the fullness and perfection of the Father’s divine design.

+ As becomes evident from reading the New Testament, the kingdom of God is the transformation of human consciousness to match that of Jesus Christ, who is the image of the divine. This happens through faith (intuitive trust in Christ), hope (for the restoration and renewal of all things), and love (for God and others that ultimately manifests in good deeds). To the extent that we have these three (faith, hope, and love), we have the kingdom of God in and amongst ourselves.

+ We gain victory in suffering by submitting to the Lord’s process within us and taking active steps to develop spiritually. If we do not move forward, we will die. The realities of the old creation order (sin, death, evil and decay) will overwhelm and kill us. It becomes a joy to suffer for Christ only if we know that His glory will be revealed in us and through us.