The King's Way

The blog formerly known as "Anchor of the Soul" has a new name and look. Welcome to "The King's Way at Queen Way," a blog that from this point forward will be tied to my new work and ministry at the Queen Way church of Christ in Sparks, Nevada.

 

And for those of you back east, it's Nev-ADD-uh, not Nev-odd-uh.

 

I moved here to the Silver State a week ago today and so far, I'm loving everything about this state, the people, and most importantly, the church of Christ at Queen Way. This is an incredible group of Christians who have a deep and profound love for one another as well as for Jesus Christ, the King of kings and Lord of lords. And that brings me to the blog's new name.

 

The church of Christ is located at 520 Queen Way in Sparks, Nevada, and here at Queen Way, we're concerned about following the King's Way. Jesus Christ, of course, is our King.

"Jesus answered, 'My kingdom is not of this world. If My kingdom were of this world, My servants would fight, so that I should not be delivered to the Jews; but now my kingdom is not from here.' Pilate therefore said to Him, 'Are you a king them?' Jesus answered, 'You say rightly that I am a king. For this cause I was born, and for this cause I have come into the world, that I should bear witness to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth hears My voice" (John 18:36-37).

"He has delivered us from the power of darkness and conveyed us into the kingdom of the Son of His love..." (Col. 1:13).

"I, John, both your brother and companion in the tribulation and kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ..." (Rev. 1:9).

So if you're a Christian, you're a citizen of the kingdom of Christ, which, according to Jesus, is a spiritual kingdom based, not on earth, but in heaven. And this kingdom will continue - in other words, Jesus will continue to reign - until He returns...at which point He will take the kingdom (His people) and deliver it to God the Father...

"Then comes the end, when He delivers the kingdom to God the Father, when He puts an end to all rule and all authority and power. For He must reign till He has put all enemies under His feet. The last enemy that will be destroyed is death" (1 Cor. 15:24-25).

Now here's where all of this information makes a real difference in the way we think...

 

If Jesus is King, and if He is reigning now, then wouldn't that mean that we're subject to His law? Too many religious people want to view Jesus as their Savior - and He absolutely is our Savior - but if we only see Jesus as someone who offers us an escape from Hell, we've got a one-sided view of Him. He is our Savior, but He is also our King! In other words, we must humbly submit to Him. We must be concerned about the King's way!

"Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, to God who alone is wise, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen" (1 Tim. 1:17).

"...that you keep this commandment without spot, blameless until our Lord Jesus Christ's appearing, which He will manifest in His own time, He who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings and Lord of lords" (1 Tim. 6:14-15).

Here at the Queen Way church of Christ, we're not concerned about man's way. We don't follow the precepts of Martin Luther, John Wesley or the Pope. We don't have manmade creeds. We don't submit to some hierarchy somewhere. We don't attend conferences and synods where the leadership of our denomination tells us what to believe. In fact, we're undenominational. We're just Christians who meet in a building located on Queen Way in Sparks, Nevada who strive to follow the precepts and laws of the King, Jesus Christ. 

 

The purpose of this blog will be to deepen our knowledge of the King's way!