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Originally Posted by Michael The Disciple
I cant remember any Christian type groups our ministries who were clueless about how the Church is the kingdom of God in this present time.
Most understand that what we experience now we experience entirely by faith. It is a present reality but obviously there is coming a time when Jesus Christ will in all actuality establish a kingdom on this Earth.
Peter saw it coming in the future.
2 Peter 1:5-11
5And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; 6And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness; 7And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity. 8For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9But he that lacketh these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sins. 10Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall: 11For so an entrance shall be ministered unto you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
So those who are abiding in the kingdom now (by faith) were told if they make their calling and election sure will be granted entrance INTO THE HEAVENLY KINGDOM OF THE LORD AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST. |
How can Jesus day the kingdom doesn't come with observation if it will be physical on the earth? He said you can't point in any direction and say it is there. That's because it'll never be physical.
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...MY THOUGHTS, ANYWAY.
"Many Christians do not try to understand what was written in a verse in the Bible. Instead they approach the passage to prove what they already believe."
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