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The Church and the Kingdom of God

 

            ï»¿Through history there were many kingdoms and empires with great kings and rulers. Each one of them had their own vision and conception of reigning. .
             Different values, commandments, precepts and other differences could be found between them.
             Scripture shows another kingdom, namely the kingdom of God. Through the assignment I will introduce and investigate this kingdom and what it is like. I will focus on and evaluate the kingdom in relation to biblical, theological and historical material and furthermore its relation to the church.
             With these things in mind I would like to bring enlightenment to how the understanding of the Kingdom of God influences our lives as followers of Christ.
             The Kingdom of God.
             The Bible presents many references and indications of the kingdom of God. In order to grasp and explain the idea of the kingdom of God, its meaning and what it is like, there is a necessity to illustrate the secular perception of what a kingdom is.
             Oxford Dictionary states a kingdom as "a country, state, or territory ruled by a king or queen. "1 This kind of kingdom is the one that the Israelites on Jesus' time expected, which is contradictory to the kingdom we find presented in scripture, since it is primarily dynamic and not surrounded and restricted by geographical borders. Secondly a godly kingdom suggests the sovereignty of God over the Creation and people since his reign is eternal and all-embracing (Daniel 4:34). As Paul states in one of his epistles, this authority and sovereignty is mediated through Christ. For he must reign until he has put all his enemies under his feet.2 Carson states that this kingdom includes everyone and is universal, but that is not the kingdom that is found in the New Testament and is preached by Jesus. (Carson, 2010).
             With Jesus' coming, the angels, John the Baptist and the heavenly voice from the Father all proclaim and witness that the kingdom of God is present among humans.


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