Characteristics of kingdom of God

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 ESV

12 we exhorted each one of you and encouraged you and charged you to walk in a manner worthy of 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 ESV

6 The wolf shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the young goat, and the calf and the lion and the fattened calf together; and a little child shall lead them. 7 The cow and the bear shall graze; their young shall lie down together; and the lion shall eat straw like the ox. 8 The nursing child shall play over the hole of the cobra, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the adder’s den. 9 They shall not hurt or 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

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