There are two kingdoms: the kingdom of darkness ruled by satan and the kingdom of God ruled by Jesus. Because of our first parents sin, all are born into the kingdom of darkness and are sinners by nature and choice. We are not passive in our rebellion against God. Rather, we are complicit in the works of the enemy, rebelling against God's perfect rule and authority—living as if we were king. Therefore all people need to be born again into the kingdom of God by grace through faith in Jesus. After salvation, Christians are to be baptized as an outer witness of their inner faith. All those in Jesus' kingdom are given eternal spiritual blessings, and the greatest blessing God gives is the gift of Himself—the gift of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is God and he is present with and in each believer. He sovereignly and graciously gives us new birth (John 3:8). He helps us know what is right and wrong (John 15:8). He pours the love of God into our hearts (Rom. 5:5). He gives us life as we work to say "no" to sin and "yes" to Jesus (Rom. 8:11). He helps us understand the Bible (1 Cor. 2:10). And He works in us so that we live lives that produce good fruit to the glory of God (Gal. 5:22-23). Lastly, life in Jesus' kingdom is one lived under authority, not in authority, focussed on the glory of God, not the glory of yourself, and it is lived enslaved to righteousness, not to sin. Do you know there are two kingdoms? Have you entered Jesus' kingdom through faith and baptism?

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