They stood there shouting, 'What do you want with us, Son of God? Have you come here to torture us before the time?' - Matt. 8:29 -
The future kingdom will bring the present age to an end and usher in the perfect age promised in the true prophets. The present kingdom is both an anticipation and a guarantee of this future bliss.
The expression kingdom of God occurs mostly in the gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke. The Gospel of John and the epistles of the new Testament refer to the same reality but in different language, using phrases such as eternal life or salvation. The apostle Paul identified the kingdom of God as "righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit".
In short, you must not compromise your privilege, because the kingdom of God does not mean eating or drinking this or that, it means righteousness and peace and joy brought by the Holy Spirit. - Rom. 14:16-17 -
Perhaps one reason why he described this way is that the kingdom of God was a Jewish expression unfamiliar and possibly misleading to Gentiles. Some interpreters of the Sacred Scripture/Holy Bible have described the phrase kingdom of God as a more comprehensive term to both heaven and earth. Likewise, they believe kingdom of God is a more restricted term referring to God's rule on earth, especially in relation to the nation of Israel. In this view Jesus offered the literal kingdom of heaven to Israel, but the Jews refused to accept it. Thus, it has been postponed until the Second Coming of Christ.
A careful study of the gospels, however, shows that the two phrases are used interchangeably. In parallel passages, Matthew uses 'kingdom of heaven' while Mark and Luke has 'kingdom of God', where they are used one after the other in the same connection.
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Sunday, May 24, 2009
I have through years of reading, pondering, reflecting and contemplating, the 3 things that last; FAITH . HOPE . LOVE and I would like to made available my sharing from the many thinkers, authors, scholars and theologians whose ideas and thoughts I have borrowed. God be with them always. Amen!
I STILL HAVE MANY THINGS TO SAY TO YOU BUT THEY WOULD BE TOO MUCH FOR YOU NOW. BUT WHEN THE SPIRIT OF TRUTH COMES, HE WILL LEAD YOU TO THE COMPLETE TRUTH, SINCE HE WILL NOT BE SPEAKING AS FROM HIMSELF, BUT WILL SAY ONLY WHAT HE HAS LEARNT; AND HE WILL TELL YOU OF THE THINGS TO COME.
HE WILL GLORIFY ME, SINCE ALL HE TELLS YOU WILL BE TAKEN FROM WHAT IS MINE. EVERYTHING THE FATHER HAS IS MINE; THAT IS WHY I SAID: ALL HE TELLS YOU WILL BE TAKEN FROM WHAT IS MINE. - JOHN 16:12-15 -
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