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Christian reflections on the kingdom of God

by Arthur Jason

Created on: June 12, 2009   Last Updated: June 21, 2009

-Luke 17:20-21: And He was demanded of the Pharisees,when the kingdom of God should come,He answered them and said,The Kingdom of God cometh not with observation:Neither shall they say,Lo here!or lo there! for behold the Kingdom of God is within You.
-Col 1:27: To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the gentiles:"which is Christ in You",the hope of glory.



-Heb 13:20-21: Now the God of peace,that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus,the great shepherd of the sheep,through the blood of the everlasting convenant,Make You perfect in every good work to do his will,"working in You"that which is well pleasing in his sight through Jesus Christ;to whom be glory for ever and ever Amen.

-Phil 2:13: "For it is God which "worketh in You" both to will and to do His good pleasure.

-John 14:17:Even the spirit of truth whom the world cannot recieve because it seeth him not neither knoweth Him,but ye know him;for he dwelleth with You and shall be "in You"

-John 14:23: "Jesus answered and said unto him,If any man love me,he will keep my words:and my Father will love him and We will come unto him,"and make our abode with Him"


Many Christians living today are diligently awaiting their Master's second coming to the earth.They expect that Jesus is going to come from the sky in a "fleshy form"and that all they are required to do is to wait for Him to come. Many of these people feel that being nominal Christians is enough to make them justified in God's sight. They feel they can live their lives however they like as long as they go to church on sundays and are active in their local assemblies. They do not deem it necessary to give their whole lives to God and allow Him to be enthroned in their hearts. This view is erroneous.

Jesus doesn't bear an earthly form anymore:
-Heb 2:14:"Forasmuch as the children are partakers of flesh and blood,He also himself likewise took part of the same that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death that is the devil.

-1 Cor 15:44:"It is sown a natural body,it is raised a spiritual body,There is a natural body and there is a spiritual body.

-2 cor 5:16:Wherefore henceforth we know no man after the flesh:yea,though we have known Christ after the flesh, yet henceforth know we him no more

Jesus came to the earth the first time in an earthly form (in a physical body). The reason why he came in an earthly body was because He wanted to take on our fallen sinful image in order to destroy it by death

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