05 Apr Kingdom Economy #6

Kingdom Economy Principles Overview

In this sixth installment of the Kingdom Economy series, Pastor explores the fundamental difference between living under the earth’s cursed economic system versus God’s kingdom economy. Beginning with Adam’s fall in Genesis 3:17-19, he explains how humanity inherited a corrupted system of toil and struggle. However, believers are translated from the kingdom of darkness into the kingdom of light through salvation (Colossians 1:13). The pastor contrasts worldly economic systems—whether capitalist or socialist—which all contain corruption due to the earth’s curse, with God’s grace-based economy that operates on the principle of ‘give and it shall be given unto you’ (Luke 6:38). He warns against becoming comfortable with corrupt systems, comparing it to abuse victims who fear leaving familiar dysfunction. True kingdom economy isn’t about money falling from heaven, but about God’s just system where giving activates divine provision through others. Unlike worldly governments that redistribute wealth by force, God’s economy preserves everyone’s rights while multiplying blessings through voluntary generosity. The message challenges believers to step out of familiar but corrupted patterns and trust God’s superior economic principles.

Kingdom Economy Principles Outline

• 0:00 – Introduction to Kingdom Economy Series: Opening the sixth week of understanding how God’s kingdom functions differently from worldly systems.
• 2:30 – The Earth’s Cursed System: Exploring Genesis 3:17-19 and how Adam’s sin introduced toil and corruption into all earthly systems.
• 8:15 – Two Kingdoms Operating Today: Understanding the kingdom of darkness versus the kingdom of light from Colossians 1:13.
• 12:00 – Comfort in Corruption: Why people become accustomed to abuse and corrupted systems, fearing change.
• 18:30 – Capitalism vs Socialist Systems: Analyzing different economic systems and their inherent corruptions under the earth’s curse.
• 28:45 – God’s Give and Receive Economy: Examining Luke 6:38 and how kingdom economy operates on divine principles of giving.
• 35:20 – Rights vs Government Control: Contrasting worldly redistribution with God’s system that preserves individual rights while blessing all.

Scripture References

Genesis 3:17-19, Colossians 1:13, Luke 6:38, Romans 13:8

Key Takeaways

• Every earthly economic system is corrupted by the curse from Adam’s fall, regardless of whether it’s capitalist or socialist in structure.
• Believers are translated from the kingdom of darkness into God’s kingdom, but must learn to operate by kingdom principles rather than worldly systems.
• Many Christians become comfortable with corrupt systems because change feels scary and uncertain, like abuse victims who fear leaving familiar dysfunction.
• God’s economy operates on the principle ‘give and it shall be given unto you’ – a grace system that multiplies through voluntary generosity.
• Unlike government redistribution that violates rights, kingdom economy preserves everyone’s rights while blessing all participants through divine multiplication.
• God wants believers debt-free, owing no one anything except love, which requires stepping out in faith to operate by His economic principles.
• Kingdom living requires giving God permission to work, as He operates within the authority He has delegated to believers on earth.

Kingdom Economy Principles Notes

Pastor opens this sixth week of Kingdom Economy by establishing the foundational difference between earthly and heavenly economic systems. The corruption began in Genesis 3:17-19 when God told Adam that because of his sin, the ground was cursed and he would eat through toil, thorns, and the sweat of his face until death. This earth-cursed system affects everything we see today – even the beautiful sunrises, waterfalls, and mountains we admire are corrupted versions of God’s original creation. All creation waits for the sons of God to manifest so they can find perfect liberty and function as originally intended.The fundamental issue is that humanity has been given authority on earth, and God cannot act outside the authority He has delegated. Many people beg God to intervene while He waits for them to give Him permission to work. This principle directly impacts economic understanding because believers must actively choose to operate in God’s kingdom rather than defaulting to worldly systems.According to Colossians 1:13, believers are translated from the kingdom of darkness into the kingdom of the Son of His love. Two separate kingdoms operate simultaneously in this world with two different rulers – Satan ruling darkness and Jesus Christ ruling light. The challenge is learning to function in God’s kingdom rather than remaining comfortable with familiar corruption.Pastor illustrates this with the analogy of abuse victims who learn to function within dysfunction because leaving feels more frightening than staying in known patterns. Similarly, Christians often learn to operate in corrupted worldly systems because stepping into unknown kingdom principles feels risky and requires surrendering control to God.Examining various economic systems, the pastor references economist Walter Williams who noted that before capitalism, wealth came through looting and enslaving others, while capitalism made it possible to become wealthy by serving others. However, even capitalism contains corruption due to the earth’s curse. Socialist systems, which the pastor critiques extensively, create unemployment and stagnation because government control removes incentives and individual rights.The key distinction lies in God’s economy operating on Luke 6:38: ‘Give and it shall be given unto you, good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over shall men give into your bosom.’ This isn’t about money falling from heaven but about a divine system where giving activates multiplication through other people’s generosity. Unlike government redistribution that takes from some to give to others, violating individual rights, God’s system preserves everyone’s rights while multiplying blessings voluntarily.God desires believers to owe no one anything except love (Romans 13:8), meaning freedom from debt through operating by kingdom principles rather than worldly financial systems. This requires faith to step away from familiar patterns and trust God’s superior economic laws that produce blessing without violating anyone’s rights or dignity.

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