Written by Gigi Norris Editor-in-chief, The Publishing Division Summer 2025
Kingdom Life Magazine
Culture (noun) the customs, arts, social institutions, and achievements of a particular nation, people, or other social group.
Culture is what defines a nation, or a people. Culture alone, is what defines how large groups of people function routinely, all earnestly observing the same customs, traditions.
Within the kingdom culture, we will learn some of those customs, social institutions and achievements, of the church (the body of believers'). But, we will go beyond that, because within the framework of our culture, lies our identity, and apart from living that truth, our , so-called, culture is baseless, having no foundation.

Our lives are meant to be shining examples of God's amazing grace,
"...that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light..." 1 Peter 2:9 (in part)
This is why we cover so much of 1 Peter 2:9, in this teaching: we must understand who God is, and live according to his plan for our lives, according to the text, "But ye are a chosen generation, an holy nation, a royal priesthood...that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light." Right here, is where any serious discussion on the culture of the kingdom of God should begin, because within it your identity, your customs, and traditions, your culture is revealed. We are the chosen, of this generation, to be of the royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people - a sobering reality, because God is insistent on this: that our mannerisms, our dress, our speech, our adherence to the laws; all are on a higher level, because of our kingdom citizenry, because we are God's very own.