Characteristics of kingdom of God
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· 8 viewsThose who have entered the kingdom must live according to its values, anticipating the reign of peace which will come when Jesus Christ returns.
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The kingdom of God does not conform to the standards of this world
The kingdom of God does not conform to the standards of this world
Jn 18:36; Ro 14:17
Those who inherit the kingdom of God are to bear its fruit
Those who inherit the kingdom of God are to bear its fruit
That ye would walk worthy of God, who hath called you unto his kingdom and glory.
See also Mt 25:34–36; 2 Pe 1:10–11
The kingdom of God is and will be a kingdom of peace
The kingdom of God is and will be a kingdom of peace
Peace between people
Peace between people
Is 2:2–4; Jas 3:18
See also Is 9:5; Is 19:24–25; Mic 5:4–5; Mt 5:9 The Sermon on the Mount (Mt 5:1-7:29) is often thought of as a description of life in the kingdom.
The peace and prosperity of all creation
The peace and prosperity of all creation
The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb,
And the leopard shall lie down with the kid;
And the calf and the young lion and the fatling together;
And a little child shall lead them.
And the cow and the bear shall feed;
Their young ones shall lie down together:
And the lion shall eat straw like the ox.
And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp,
And the weaned child shall put his hand on the cockatrice’ den.
They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain:
For the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord,
As the waters cover the sea.
See also Is 35:1–2; Is 35:9; Is 41:17–19; Eze 47:9; Eze 47:12; Ho 2:21–22
The kingdom of God is a kingdom of forgiveness
The kingdom of God is a kingdom of forgiveness
Mt 6:12; Mt 18:21–35; Lk 17:3–4
Status in the kingdom of God
Status in the kingdom of God
Mt 18:1–5; Mt 20:25–28
See also Mt 5:19; Mt 11:11; Mt 19:30