A system or entity that is “self-perpetuating” has the ability to sustain, and even grow itself with little or no outside intervention. To create such a dynamic, the systems are intentionally designed to keep you coming back, ultimately demanding more and more of your resources to maintain a static level of participation. They are largely dependent on the perception that they are essential to our well-being.
While these systems do tend to provide some amount of return initially, continued interaction routinely requires an increased level of contribution for an ever-diminishing return. I would suggest that the best examples of this would be our system of government, the higher education system, the health care system, and our religious systems.
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The Government of God
Posted in Commentaries, tagged authority, body, government, government of God, head, heaven, kingdom on March 12, 2025| Leave a Comment »
Jesus explained the government of God when He told His disciples that, “the Son can do nothing by himself; he can only do what he sees his Father doing, because whatever the Father does the Son also does (John 5:19)”. Paul further explained that the head of every man is Christ, and that the head of Christ is God (1Cor.11:3).
By walking in perfect submission to the leadership of the Father, Jesus gave us a clear demonstration of, “thy Kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven,” which allowed Him to rightfully claim, if you’ve seen me, you’ve seen the Father (John 14:9).
As amazing as that claim was, He also told His disciples that it was better for them that He go, so that the Holy Spirit could come (John 16: 7-11), which speaks of God’s provision for us to experience the government of God as well.
Once again, Paul expounds that Jesus has been given all authority, and that He is the head of the body (Eph.1:22-23), which ultimately is our source of life (Col.2:19).
I submit that the Lord has no interest in some earthly replica of His government or kingdom. We are not building some new hierarchy or structure we are submitting to the Kingdom rule that already exists in heaven between the Father and the Son.
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