why did jesus tell us that the kingdom of god is within each of us? instead of praying to supernatural god's that we never know of why cant we follow the humane teachings of jesus that in turn will teach us to discover the god within us.
why do we forget the sermon that jesus preached on the mount, where he says that ' blessed are those who have mercy on others, for they shall be called children of god'?
2006-06-12 22:45:40 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
This is a metaphor used by Jesus which is grossly misinterpreted by most Christians. All that Jesus wanted was to make people around him understand the hidden meaning of his words. But to understand the sublime one has to give up his ego's , learnings and become like a child, which is much more difficult than reading bible or quoating from bible.
God is in us and we are God, clear up the dramas and the mirages and see inside , kingdom will be a small word when u see it
2006-06-12 22:50:52 · answer #1 · answered by Mash 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you look to the any religions with sceptically eyes then the more logical thing that comes out could be that if god exists he gave us all we need to come back to him.
So that best of all should be in us to. Even more. In fact it could be that we are that real being that is the same as so called god is.
Our problems lies in the fact that we tend to believe that we are this very body and this very mind.
Even very little practice of meditation of several practices will result in the experience that we can (so to say) watch and listen the mind as outside observers. If we can look in this way on our body and on our mind, as something not us, then what we really are?
But, we should go and have our own experience of it and not blind believe!
At the end we should try to understand that god of Jesus might not be the ultimate god. It is possible that his god was the god of good fighting against the god of evil.
After duality there might be some other consciousness.
2006-06-13 06:00:34 · answer #2 · answered by PINKO P 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only if we accept Christ as our Saviour will God set up His kingdom in our hearts. God can work with a humble heart. God can't work with a hardened heart.
It would be a much better world if we all practiced Jesus' teaching on the beatitudes (sermon on the mount).
2006-06-13 06:05:31 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes.The Kingdom of God is within all of us,because Jesus
also said,"Ye,too,are sons of God."
He also said that we all are also 'Gods in making.'
Only thing we lack is making and establishing our
relationship with Father like Jesus did.
I am not a Christian,but I consider Jesus as my elder brother,
because He showed me the way to connect with Father.
And I am glad for the connection and thank Jesus for that.
2006-06-13 06:02:32 · answer #4 · answered by Rashmikevali 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think what was meant, that within each of us is the potential to achieve what has been promised, to live forever in a resurrected state. Within each of us God poured the Breath of Life, our life force. This empowers us to be in his image and likeness. We have the desire to live and to achieve, we have the desire to believe there is a supreme being. Because this life force is from God, in effect, it is the kingdom of God. It is a representation of God, his kingdom. We therefore can achieve that portion of his kingdom, eternal life.
2006-06-13 05:59:47 · answer #5 · answered by jtmaz 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Look at who He was talking to at this time, He was speaking to the wicked religious leaders, the Pharisees, He was not speaking to the people, but they were listening to what He said to the Pharisees. Was He telling the wicked religious leaders, that the Kingdom was within them, of course not.
According to one rendition of Jesus’ words to wicked Pharisees, he said: “The kingdom of God is within you.” (Luke 17:21, King James Version) Did Jesus mean that the Kingdom was in the wicked hearts of those corrupt men? No. A more accurate translation of the original Greek reads: “The kingdom of God is in your midst.” Jesus, who was in their midst, thus referred to himself as the future King. Far from being something that a person has in his heart, God’s Kingdom is a real, operating government having a ruler and subjects. It is a heavenly government, for it is called both “the kingdom of the heavens” and “the kingdom of God.” (Matthew 13:11; Luke 8:10) In vision, the prophet Daniel beheld its Ruler as “someone like a son of man” brought before Almighty God and given lasting “rulership and dignity and kingdom, that the peoples, national groups and languages should all serve even him.” (Daniel 7:13, 14) Who is this King? Well, the Bible calls Jesus Christ “the Son of man.” (Matthew 12:40; Luke 17:26) Yes, God designated his Son, Jesus Christ, to be King.
Commenting on this text, The Interpreter’s Dictionary of the Bible observes: The theory that the kingdom of God is an inner state of mind, or of personal salvation, runs counter to the context of this verse, and also to the whole New Testament presentation of the idea.” Since “kingdom [ba·si·lei′a]” can refer to the “royal dignity,” it is evident that Jesus meant that he, God’s royal representative, the one anointed by God for the kingship, was in their midst. Not only was he present in this capacity but he also had authority to perform works manifesting God’s kingly power and to prepare candidates for positions within his coming Kingdom rule. Hence the ‘nearness’ of the Kingdom; it was a time of tremendous opportunity.
Kingdom of God is not in your heart, it is a real Government, a Heavenly Government with Jesus as King. It's the Kingdom you pray for when you pray the Lord's Prayer or Our Father's Prayer. Remember Jesus said to pray "thy Kingdom come"
2006-06-13 17:29:22 · answer #6 · answered by BJ 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
when we accept the price that Jesus paid for our sins, and we ask Him to come and live within us, then, the Kingdom of God is made up of Father, Son and Holy Spirit who lives within us.
2006-06-13 05:54:45 · answer #7 · answered by joygpray4revival 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God is spirit not flesh and blood , becoming born again which Jesus said you must be to enter heaven.
2006-06-13 06:07:10 · answer #8 · answered by Wizzarrdd 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes,
2006-06-13 05:54:08 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it is.. But have you ever tried to find it yourself
2006-06-13 05:50:05 · answer #10 · answered by Jas 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋