The Kingdom of Heaven and the Kingdom of God

We are to keep ourselves in the Love of God

Jude 17-23, 24-25 But, beloved, remember the words which were spoken before of the apostles of our Lord, Christ Jesus; How that they told you there should be mockers in the last time, who should walk after their own ungodly lusts. These are they who separate themselves, sensual, having not the Spirit. But, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost, keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord, Christ Jesus to Eternal Life. And of some have compassion, making a difference: And others save with fear, pulling them out of the fire; hating even the garment spotted by the flesh.
 
Now to Him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of His glory with exceeding joy, to the only wise God our Savior, is glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and forever. Amen.

Before continuing there remains another sterner warning not caught by many and I would be amiss if I leave this warning unmentioned, it is found in 1Corinthians 11 which is dealing with our participation in the LORD's Supper, toward the end of Paul recital as given him by the Spirit of Christ. Which states this in verses 23 through 32; “I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered to you, That the Lord Jesus the night in which He was betrayed took bread: And when He had given thanks, He broke it, and said, Take, eat: this is My body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of Me. After the same manner also the cup, when He had supped, saying, This cup is the New Testament (New Covenant) in My blood: this do, as often as you drink, in remembrance of Me*. For as often as you eat this bread, and drink this cup, you show the Lord's death till He come. (parallel passages Pro 9:4, Isaiah 55:1-3, John 6:53-58, Matthew 26:2, 13, 17-32; *Exodus 12:14, Psalm 111:4, Song o f Sol. 1:4, Is 26:8)

Wherefore whoever shall eat this bread, and drink this cup of the Lord, unworthily, shall be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord. But let a (every) man examine himself (Numbers 9:13; 1Cor. 5:7-8, Psalm 22:26, 29; Ecc. 8:5, Heb. 5:14) and so let him eat of that bread, and drink of that cup. For he that eats and drinks unworthily, eats and drinks damnation to himself, not discerning the Lord's body. For this cause many are weak and sickly among you, and many sleep. For if we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged. But when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we should not be condemned with the world.” 

With this being said look all so 2John to hear his warning also in:1:7-11 “For many deceivers are entered into the world, who confess not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh.* This is a deceiver and an antichrist. Look to yourselves, that we lose not those things which we have wrought, but that we receive a full reward. Whosoever transgresses, and abides not in the doctrine of Christ, has not God. He that abides in the doctrine of Christ, he has both the Father and the Son. If there come any to you, and bring not this doctrine, receive him not into your house, neither bid him God speed: For he that biddes him God speed is partaker of his evil deeds.”
*This simple passage has caused many to stumble not realizing just what John is speaking of here. The literalist for example would say yes to this because of the obvious truth of fact, Jesus did come in the flesh as attested to in the four synoptic gosples and then Pauls own witness. But also in Paul's witness is the most startling fact and truth of all, “Christ in you” is how it is worded by Paul. It is this truth to which John is referring too.

I believe that the Holy Spirit led Paul to write the letter to the Romans in such a fashion as to reveal how God sees things, in other words from God's perspective, much as He did with king David in the Psalms. This is how Romans breaks down from this view point and please bear with me because there are a few overlapping areas within the chapters.

Chapter 1 verse 1 through 17 are the introduction with verses 8-17 showing the gentiles need for righteousness in the immoral man.

Chapter 1 verse 18 through 32 reveals Unbelief and its Consequences, Sin will be Punished or the Immoral verses the Amoral man.

Chapter 2 verse 1 through 16 the Impartiality of God and His Law, or how He sees the Moral man.

Chapter 2 verse 17 through chapter 3 verse 20 the Jew is Condemned by the Law, which means Religious man who is Condemned and all the World is Guilty for all have sin. These people it would seem remain in their sin though they confess or profess things other than. (look at 1John 1)

Chapter 3 verse 19 through 27 the removal of doubt in telling us not to doubt as Israel doubted because of the blindness which Religion inflects on all of its victims, this is also picked up in chapter 11 again.

Chapter 3 verse 19 through chapter 4 verse 8, we have an overlap from verse 1, in Redemption and Justification which brings righteousness, the only Way to Salvation. 

Chapter 4 verse 1 through chapter 5 verse 5 we have the promise of Salvation, wherein we have Justification by Faith as Evidenced in the OT and the Imputation of Righteousness, because Salvation is the result of the working of Righteousness (the revelational work of the Holy Spirit as He directs us to the truth of Christ hidden within the context of the OT).

Chapter 6 man restored to God and become His servants dead to sin and alive (restored) to God.

Chapter 7 man set free, released from Religions hold by being United to Christ but still with a conflict of two natures, verses 14 through chapter 8 verse 17.

Chapter 8 verse 18 through 30 we find the revelation of God's glory restored to men of Faith. Then in verse 31 through 39 we have Loves power (a bond of unity restored) to maintain the Believer, because it removed mans separation from God.

Paul goes on the explain God working within the regenerated soul until chapters 9-11 where he takes a parenthetical break like that found in God's Dispensational plan of the times in Psalm 2. This break takes us from Israels past in chapter 9 to Israel today in chapter 10 and then Israel's future in chapter 11. And if we skip over these three chapters we will find that we have not missed a beat when entering chapter 12 after ending 8.
In chapter 11 Paul explains why Israel now walks in blindness caused by sin in the hardness of heart (caused by a spirit of slumber or Religion in Isaiah 6:9, 29:10; Deuteronomy 29:4) and that God's Salvation remains available to them but on the same level ground as the Gentiles now acquire Salvation through Redemption. Ezekiel tells us why God gave this spirit to them in chapter 12 which states this: "Son of man, you dwell in the midst of a rebellious house, which have eyes to see, and see not; they have ears to hear, and hear not: for they are a rebellious house."

Chapters 12 and 13 reveal the Exhortation to a Dedicated service in Practical living.

Chapter 14 are the Principles of Conscience and the judgment of our brothers. In verses 1 through 12 and then verse 13 through chapter 15 through verse 13 we find our “Christian” Liberty with Self-denial on Behalf of Others for Edifying of them. In verses 14 through 33 Paul reveals his diligence in proclaiming God's Gospel.