WEEK 3 — DAY 2 — Why Not ‘The Gospel of Salvation’?
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DAY 2 — Why Not ‘The Gospel of Salvation’?
Reading: Matthew 4:17
Teaching:
Many believers today think Jesus’ message was “salvation.”
But salvation was not His core theme—the Kingdom was.
Why does this matter?
Because salvation gets you into the Kingdom, but the Kingdom gets into you.
Salvation changes your eternity. The Kingdom changes your assignment.
Salvation cleanses your heart. The Kingdom empowers your life.
Salvation is the door. The Kingdom is the house.
You’re not saved from something only—you’re saved for something.
Jesus wasn’t recruiting members; He was restoring governors. He wasn’t building a club; He was forming a royal family. He wasn’t pointing people to Heaven someday; He was bringing Heaven to earth today.
When you reduce the gospel to “salvation,” you lose the heartbeat of God’s plan for humanity.
The gospel of the Kingdom restores it.
What Christ Restored for You:
“For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love he predestined us for adoption to sonship through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will” (Ephesians 1:4-5).
Christ didn’t just save you from hell—He restored you to:
Sonship — you’re not an orphan or servant; you’re a son or daughter with full inheritance rights
Purpose before time — your assignment existed before you were born
Holiness — not just moral purity, but set-apart identity for Kingdom function
The Father’s pleasure — you’re not an accident or afterthought; you’re His delight
You were chosen before the foundation of the world. You were adopted into the family. You were given an inheritance. You were assigned a Kingdom role.
How to Put On the New Man:
1. Think like an heir — Stop begging for what you already possess. You have the Father’s resources available to you.
2. Walk in your assignment — You weren’t saved to sit in a pew. You were restored to rule, create, heal, disciple, and advance the Kingdom.
3. Live from His pleasure — Your identity doesn’t depend on your performance. He chose you. He delights in you. Now walk confidently in that reality.
Reflection: Has your faith leaned more toward “escape” or “assignment”?
Activation: In your journal, write:
“I was saved for a purpose. I am part of God’s Kingdom movement. I am a son/daughter with an inheritance and an assignment. I put off the orphan mindset and put on my identity as an heir of the King.”
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Yes indeed, salvation is only a marker to the 'beginning' of our relationship in Christ.
It's not like ok, we've got salvation now and have arrived, no, salvation is not a destination because of what Jesus has done 'FOR' us, but more so, salvation is what He has done 'TO' us -
Salvation is that we are now a 'new' creation.
It's where we begin learning how to walk, putting on the new man, and therefore it is not what we 'do' that defines us, but who we 'are' in the doing that defines our new identity and Sonship in Christ.