The Kingdom - Now, But Not Yet

When Jesus arrived on the scene, he began preaching, saying “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.

Jesus demonstrated the power and reality of the kingdom of heaven, through the miraculous – evidence that he was Lord of all. He qualified what the kingdom of heaven looked like; a kingdom defined by mercy and love, failure and forgiveness, exile and homecoming. He stated plainly the way to this kingdom; by believing in him and being born again of water and of spirit.

And he taught that the kingdom was not in some far-off place, out of sight, but here, right now, in their midst. Now, but not yet... 

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