The Heritage of every Believer is in the Kingdom of God.
Our heritage begins in Christ not Adam. " In Adam all died; in Christ all are made alive." 1Cor. 15:22. The generation of the first Adam is given in Genesis 5. It is the generation of the dying. The generation of Jesus Christ who is the last Adam is begun in Matt. 1:1. It is through Him we have eternal life, the generation of the living.
In the closing days of His ministry, Jesus Christ revealed many important truths concerning the nature of the Kingdom of God.
In Luke 18:16,17, He said, " Suffer little children to come unto Me and forbid them not ; for such is the Kingdom of God. Verily I say unto you whosoever shall not receive Kingdom of God as a little child shall in no wise enter therein. " This passage not only states the fact of God's Kingdom but the nature of it as well. It is a kingdom in which innocent children are automatically members and into which adults may enter on condition that they emulate the faith and purity of childhood. A wealthy man asked Jesus the secret of eternal life and found to his sorrowful astonishment that riches did not provide the key. Mark 10:17-27. With tender compassion and yet resolute impartiality Jesus gazed sadly at the departing ruler and pronounced, " It is easier for a camel to go through a needle's eye than for a rich man to enter into the Kingdom of God." Humanly speaking His words denote an utter impossibility. He quoted a well known Oriental proverb that is found in both the Talmud and the Koran; it is comparable to our proverb, " like finding a needle in a haystack. " The disciples asked in amazement, " Who then can be SAVED ?' If entering the Kingdom of God is as difficult as that, Who can be Saved ? To which Jesus replied, " THE THINGS WHICH ARE IMPOSSIBLE WITH MEN ARE POSSIBLE WITH GOD. " Mark 10:27. In so saying, Christ declared that entrance into the Kingdom of God is possible, but only through God's power. Humanly speaking it is impossible to save yourself but God can save all who trust in Him.
It can be seen that the Kingdom of God is the inheritance of His people now.
In Luke 12:32 Jesus said, " Fear not little flock ; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the Kingdom." How sharply these comforting words contrast with His message to the chief priests and Pharisees in Matthew 21:43. " Therefore say I unto you, The Kingdom of God shall be taken from you and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof." His hears did not mistake His meaning. v.45. The ruling hierarchy at Jerusalem did reject the Messiah but their rejection did not postpone His kingdom, it just prevented them from participating in it.
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Because the Truth of the gospel was being assailed on every side and many false doctrines were being introduced by those who proclaimed the name but denied the power thereof, Elder C.H. Mason, being set forth to defend the Gospel, prayed earnestly for a name that would not depart from the scriptures and at the same time, distinguish the true followers from the false. It was in this attitude, that Elder Mason, while walking along a certain street in Little Rock, Arkansas, received from the Holy Ghost the name "Church of God in Christ," with the following scriptures to support it: 1 Thessalonians 2:14 - "For ye brethren became followers of the churches of God in Judea are Christ Jesus; for ye have suffered like things of your own countrymen even as they have of the Jews; 2 Thessalonians 1:1 - "Paul and Silvanus and Timotheus unto the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ;" and finally, Galatians 1:22 -"And was unknown by face to churches of Judea which were in Christ."
The union lasted until the year 1906, when a great revival was held in Los Angeles, California, under the auspices of Elder W. J. Seymour. Elder C. H. Mason, along with many other, attended this meeting and received the baptism of the Holy Ghost with the signs of speaking with other tongues according to Acts 2:4 - "And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues as the spirit gave them utterance." ...for more...http://cogicinternational.com/history.htm