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WHAT IS THE KINGDOM OF GOD?
- Thread starter vengaturreino
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Freely Christians receive, Freely Christians should put out.
Health Care for everyone.
Mountain_Climber
Active Member
If you doubt there is any evidence to support that concept, then follow me around to the threads I post in and read in them.
I will grant you this, that one of the two concepts is an illusion.
Muffled
Jesus in me
I believe I can support that but it is free health care that is an oxymoron. Someone has to pay for it.
Muffled
Jesus in me
I am not sure I believe I am a glutton for punishment to do that but I might try one just for laughs.
psychoslice
Veteran Member
For me the kingdom of God is truly within, it cannot be anywhere else, especially a geographical place.
lostwanderingsoul
Well-Known Member
people have many different ideas but they ignore the Bible. Jesus said He is coming back to earth and will reign over the kingdom here on earth. it is called the Kingdom OF Heaven" but that does not mean it will be IN Heaven. the Bible says no person has gone or will go to Heaven. remember "the meek shall inherit the earth" if you think you are going to Heaven you better not be meek because you will be stuck here on earth.
outhouse
Atheistically
And just as many do not understand the text they read.
And most don't have a clue about the real context the text was written in.
The bible contradicts what and where the kingdom actually is.
There is no clear definition of the concept.
lostwanderingsoul
Well-Known Member
there is no clear concept for people who have closed minds and refuse to see and understand. another example of how Satan has clouded man's minds
psychoslice
Veteran Member
I wouldn't take it too literally, and we already inherit the earth, no, heaven is within no other place.
psychoslice
Veteran Member
Is your mind closed ??.
outhouse
Atheistically
And just as many do not understand the text they read.
And most don't have a clue about the real context the text was written in.
The bible contradicts what and where the kingdom actually is.
There is no clear definition of the concept.
lostwanderingsoul
Well-Known Member
it seems pretty clear that Jesus said He was coming back to earth and would sit on the throne of David which is right here on earth. there is no verse in the Bible that says anyone has gone to or will go to Heaven. in fact it says no man has ascended into Heaven. the Jews clearly understood that Jesus was coming to set up God's kingdom and they thought it would be right then. that was the main reason the Romans wanted Jesus killed because they thought He would overthow the Romans and set up His kingdom right then. the idea was correct but the timing was wrong
psychoslice
Veteran Member
Just because he said that doesn't mean its literally true, lets face it, its been a long time lol.
outhouse
Atheistically
That is not addressing all of what the kingdom "is" or "will be".
And as far as time, many passages claim within a generation, other later verses left it open as the end was not in sight after the temple fell.
psychoslice
Veteran Member
I agree, its all about the kingdom being within, or realizing its within, the few at that time who did realize it were the generation that he spoke of, and of course through history many more have also realized the kingdom, and it will continue forever until we are all self realized, this is what is called heaven on earth.