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God's Kingdom ...

Wednesday, Sept 16, 2015. A good part of our current political situation comes from a religious war in the middle east. It is, of course, a mixture of many things, from historical distortions to questions of power, oil, Geo-strategic issues and also the question of how to practice Islam in a society. This last question is of fundamental importance: what should the relationship between faith and politics be? Is God's kingdom a worldly kingdom? Is God's rules to be taken as basis of human law?

Jesus on God's Kingdom …

Jesus, taken serious as the son of God with all his authority, has been asked when and how God's kingdom will be established. He was announced as the king of kings, the lord of lords. Here is what he said - a quite remarkable and important answer:

20 Being asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, he answered them, “The kingdom of God is not coming in ways that can be observed, 21 nor will they say, ‘Look, here it is!’ or ‘There!’ for behold, the kingdom of God is in the midst of you.” (Luke 17, 20-21)

Jesus makes it clear, that the kingdom of God in its present form is not a worldly kingdom. At another discussion about money and taxes he told his people to give Cesar (the king) what is Cesar's to be able to give God what is God's. He distinguished between worldly power and faith. So what is the kingdom of God? How is it working? Where is it?

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In the Midst of You …

First of all, God's kingdom is a kingdom of truth, love, trust and faith. It is a kingdom of a relationship. It is a kingdom of the purity of God, which comes to us humans through the holy spirit, through faith in Jesus, through Jesus himself, who died at the cross. The kingdom of Jesus starts with faith and is rooted in faith.

Is it a kingdom of power? Yes! It is power on many layers. First of all, it is power on the layer of faith and trust. You are asked to trust Jesus. You are asked to follow him - by your own will and decision. You cannot do this without him, without his help, without his mercy and calling. But when his word reaches you, his power can free you to follow him. A lot is happening in the life of a human when he starts to follow Jesus. It is like a revolution, it is a deep change and renewal.

The kingdom of God starts to grow where he is king. He can be your king, when you accept him as the one he is, the son of God, the lamb of God, the saviour, his word, the way, the truth and the life. Here, it becomes fully clear that the kingdom of God is not a worldly kingdom, but a spiritual kingdom. It is not less powerful, but has much more power. It has the power to change the heart of humans - to do daily miracles in our heart and in our mind! (RWEP) ... more texts

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