What is the Kingdom of God?

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“May [God] give you the Spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of him, having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is the hope to which he has called you, what are the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints.” (Eph 1:17-18 ESV)
– Photo by Susanne Schuberth

I know that many people, especially those who left the organized church, have realized that church buildings, programs, and Christian activities of any kind have nothing to do with the Kingdom of God. However, have you ever heard back from someone if you asked them about the reality of this usually unseen realm? I chose to paste an excerpt from Dorothy L. Sayers which I came across more than two years ago. I read that quote on another blog and it really hit me. Here you are.

Mercy Triumphs over Judgment

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This is not the Fountain of Living Water, it is just Lily’s favorite “water bowl” on the balconies 😉
(Photo by Susanne Schuberth)

It is not ours to judge anyone, even though everything might tell against them. We can merely see how people look like, what they do and how they behave. And if they talk a lot, we will come to know a certain part of their hearts too. However, it is God alone who knows the depths of our hearts, the WHY of what we did and, maybe, still do. Therefore, we must be cautious to not quickly say, “Oh, I know, I know, been there, done that, such kind of persons I have come to know so often!”

Our Life Hidden with Christ in God

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Martin Luther (Picture taken from http://www.korcula.net/history/mmarelic/luther.htm)

Empty-minded Susanne again…..Hell-bent on writing…..but WHAT?

Hmm………… I think I could write about the connection between The Eternal Word of God (Rev 19:13) that is Jesus Christ, the spoken prophetic word of God (cf. Acts 8:14, for example; Rev 20:4), and the written word of God, the Bible (2 Tim 3:16).

From my own experience I fully endorse that we should seek Christ first. If we have come to know Him, that is, to love Him who is LOVE, He prompts us to study the Bible, and thus end up loving His Word, too [no Bible reading plan necessary, then 😉 ]. Actually, who would not love the words written by the one whom he or she deeply loves? Has anyone ever fallen in love and NOT loved a letter written by their lover?