Psalm 86:4-5
4 Gladden the soul of your servant,
for to you, O Lord, do I lift up my soul.
5 For you, O Lord, are good and forgiving,
abounding in steadfast love to all who call upon you.
I see that the milk is something that is given by the mother when we are young, this is hearing the word of God from others when we are young in God and still living in the world and given the word of God in a way in which we can understand.
But as we become stronger in God we are ready for the meat something to chew on, I see this as understanding and wisdom, revelation. And we won't be able to receive this until the beast which is our old nature has been put to death, the blood poured out which is our old life gone and we've been through the fire, tried and tested, a living sacrifice and we are born of the spirit and we have the life of Christ within, and once God can trust us, he opens our understanding and gives us the meat, and when we have understanding God will be giving us revelation and we will also understand those who are stronger in God when they speak in the tongue of God.
Yes, i agree, we can't just enter into the kingdom of God. It must first enter into us through faith by the grace of God, and we are washed in the word from within by the rivers of living water and as we breathe in the breath of life, we become alive in God. And not only a living soul but a quickened spirit, not only knowing God, but being made alive in the spirit through our lord and saviour, Jesus Christ. Who has brought those who truly belong to him, those who have laid down their lives, from darkness to light, from death to life, alive in God and dead the world those who walk in the spirit, who are at one with God and Christ.
The kingdom of God is most definitely within you, and as it grows within, we grow stronger in God inside and out.
Romans 12:11
11 Do not be slothful in zeal, be fervent in spirit, serve the Lord.
1 John 3:2
2 Beloved, we are God's children now, and what we will be has not yet appeared; but we know that when he appears we shall be like him, because we shall see him as he is.
Romans 12:2
2 Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.
Galatians 5:22-23
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.
Romans 3:10 KJV -I said
1 Tim 1:9-10
9 knowing this: that the law is not made for a righteous person, but for the lawless and insubordinate, for the ungodly and for sinners, for the unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers,
10 for fornicators, for sodomites, for kidnappers, for liars, for perjurers, and if there is any other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine,
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KINGDOM OF GOD (INSIDE YOURSELF)
KINGDOM OF GOD (INSIDE YOURSELF)
John 6:63
63 "It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life.
Rom 14:17
17 for the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.
Acts 14:22
22 strengthening the souls of the disciples, exhorting them to continue in the faith, and saying, "We must through many tribulations enter the kingdom of God."
Matt 6:33-34
33 "But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.
Acts 17:24-25
24 "God, who made the world and everything in it, since He is Lord of heaven and earth, does not dwell in temples made with hands.
25 "Nor is He worshiped with men's hands, as though He needed anything, since He gives to all life, breath, and all things.
John 4:23-24
23 "But the hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth; for the Father is seeking such to worship Him.
24 "God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth."
Luke 17:20-21
20 Now when He was asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, He answered them and said, "The kingdom of God does not come with observation;
21 "nor will they say, 'See here!' or 'See there!' For indeed, the kingdom of God is within you."
Mark 10:15
15 "Assuredly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God as a little child will by no means enter it.
Matt 12:25
25 But Jesus knew their thoughts, and said to them: "Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation, and every city or house divided against itself will not stand.
Matt 12:28
28 "But if I cast out demons by the Spirit of God, surely the kingdom of God has come upon you.
Matt 8:12
12 "But the sons of the kingdom will be cast out into outer darkness. There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth."
Mark 1:15
15 and saying, "The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand. Repent, and believe in the gospel."
Luke 17:21 New King James Version (NKJV)
21 nor will they say, ‘See here!’ or ‘See there!’ For indeed, the kingdom of God is within you.”
Luke 17:21 New American Standard Bible (NASB)
21 nor will they say, ‘Look, here it is!’ or, ‘There it is!’ For behold, the kingdom of God is in your midst.”
The Savior said the kingdom of God was with them, or better, among them. The Lord could not have meant that the kingdom was actually inside the hearts of the Pharisees, because these hardened religious hypocrites had no room for Christ in their hearts as king. Believers Bible Commentary
Good post.
The Spirit of the Kingdom is in us, not the Kingdom of God itself.
Jesus said the Kingdom was among them, not in.
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The spirit of the kingdom is within us yes. But we pray every day for God's kingdom to come. And seeing that the holy spirit belongs to Gods kingdom and he's within our hearts, then yes Gods kingdom is within us.
I believe that there are many ministering spirits, who guide us every day, these all belong to the kingdom of God and minister to the hearts of all those who truly belong to God. So I do believe that Gods kingdom is within us.