Characteristics of kingdom of God (2)

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

1 Thessalonians 2:12 NASB95

12 so that you would walk in a manner worthy of the God who calls you into His own 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

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

Isaiah 11:6–9 NASB95

6 And the wolf will dwell with the lamb, And the leopard will lie down with the young goat, And the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; And a little boy will lead them. 7 Also the cow and the bear will graze, Their young will lie down together, And the lion will eat straw like the ox. 8 The nursing child will play by the hole of the cobra, And the weaned child will put his hand on the viper’s den. 9 They will not hurt or destroy in all My holy mountain, For the earth will 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

Mt 6:12; Mt 18:21–35; Lk 17:3–4

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