What is Gods Kingdom Really

Francois Benoit           2/16/15

The Kingdom of God is a place unknown to us. It is a place without political borders and believed to be on a different plane of reality. Gods’ Kingdom is where we all aspire to go after death and in his Kingdom we are stripped of all worldly goods and titles. In Gods’ house he makes us all equal. Although there is a hell, God is forgiving. If necessary, he will forgive you 1,000 times over, so unless you have done something even God can't forgive you  for, you have a guaranteed pass into his kingdom.

Jesus’s idea of Kingdom differs from the Jewish idea in many ways. Jesus believed in the kingdom as a more spiritual state, where as Jews saw it as a physical place. Jesus believed it to be an infinitely expanding place, with no borders, whereas the Jews saw it as a military-state ruled by a messiah king who would lead them into battle. The Jews also believed it would be free from pagan influence, but in actuality, God accepts all into his Kingdom.

Jews also had this baffling idea of God as if he was some cruel figure that struck down any and all who underestimated him and especially those who took him lightly. Although Jesus showed them that God is an all forgiving figure that loves all, Jews persisted to see him as some sort of king. Jews saw him as loving and patient to Jews and Jews alone, to them he was guarding them from all harm. Jesus saw God as the father of everyone, one who didn’t discriminate, and one who is patient with all.

Finally Jews also thought that they needed to love everyone and have equal patience and concern for
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one's friends, family, and neighbors. Jesus thought the same way but just broader, for Jesus loved all

with no exception, no matter who you were or what you’d done, Jesus loved you.