The kingdom of God was a spiritual kingdom

<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-left: 0px; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; background-color: #ffffff; padding: 0px;">Jesus’ kingdom was <em style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px;">not</em> like the popular expectation—as we might guess from the fact that many Jews wanted him dead. His kingdom was not of this world (John 18:36). When he talked about the "kingdom of God," he used a phrase the people knew well, but he gave it new meaning. He told Nicodemus that God’s kingdom was invisible to most people (John 3:3)—to understand it or experience it, a person must be renewed by God’s Spirit (verse 6). The kingdom of God was a spiritual kingdom, not a physical organization.</p>

The kingdom of God was a spiritual kingdom

Jesus’ kingdom was  not  like the popular expectation—as we might guess from the fact that many Jews wanted him dead. His kingdom was not of...

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