John 18:36
Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom were of this world, then would my servants fight, that I should not be delivered to the Jews: but now is my kingdom not from hence.
I may be reading it wrong but are you referring to earth as the kingdom now, or are you stating that the kingdom lives within christians?
Because if it is the latter, I can kind of see what he is saying but if it is the former, thats the farthest from the truth.
Why else would Jesus have said in
Matthew 12:26
"And if Satan cast out Satan, he is divided against himself; how shall then his kingdom stand?"
I believe that the works of the kingdom of heaven are performed through us by what god gives us but as far as the kingdom being here? If it is... then that really doesn't give us anything to look forward to does it?
But more importantly, what does that really have to do with salvation? Shouldn't matter since he is going to destroy both of them anyway at the end.
2 peter 3:10
But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.
Because both being tainted with sin, and he will not allow it in the new kingdom.
Also, isn't this myles munroe guy the same guy who said god needs our permission to do work in the earth? Like even though god can do anything, he can only do it if you permit him to or something like that. Sounded heavily blasphemous. I understand that we are to judge and are made one with him but thats taking it a little far... or then again I may be way off again and thinking about someone else entirely... to whom I must say this..
"And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing: and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou?"
And as far as the kingdom is now thing... thats a lot to discern from one verse.
(I just hate how he says its illegal for God in the benny hinn this is your day stuff. God could do it if he wanted to but he is a god of his own word and the only reason he didn't do those things he was saying he couldn't was because he was bound by his word. Not by man. We don't have any authority over him. It's just the choices we make in accordance to his will that he chooses to work with us.. I mean he could easily have us all destroyed in a second so it just seems too proud to me to be throwing words like illegal for god around like that cause im like... by whose authority?)
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