Kingdom of God or Kingdom of Heaven (working on it)

lester noronha
2 min readApr 17, 2023

Some attributes about the Kingdom of God / Kingdom of Heaven:

One needs to be born again / born from above to see it.

John 3:3 says Jesus replied, “Very truly I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless they are born again.”

To enter it one needs to be born of water and the Spirit

John 3:5 says Jesus answered, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.

Only child-like can receive and enter the Kingdom of God

Mark 10:15 says Assuredly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God as a little child will by no means enter it.”

The Kingdom of God is within you

Luke 17:21 says No one will say, ‘Look, here it is!’ or, ‘There it is!’; because the Kingdom of God is within you.”

You can be near the Kingdom of God

Mark 12:34 says Jesus noticed how wise his answer was, and so he told him, “You are not far from the Kingdom of God.”

The Kingdom of God belongs to the spiritually poor.

Matthew 5:3 says “Happy are those who know they are spiritually poor; the Kingdom of heaven belongs to them!

The Kingdom of God belongs to those who are persecuted for doing what God requires.

Matthew 5:10 says Happy are those who are persecuted because they do what God requires; the Kingdom of heaven belongs to them!

People will be called least or great in the Kingdom based on obedience and teaching others on the least of the commandments.

Matthew 5:19 says Whoever then annuls one of the least of these commandments, and teaches others to do the same, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever keeps and teaches them, he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

The Kingdom of God is Righteousness and Peace and Joy in the Holy Spirit.

Romans 14:17 says For the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.

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