Robert Gwin
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Robert, I do not believe Jesus is misleading at all, and he was speaking the truth about the Kingdom of God being with-in a person.
Perhaps due to your disbelief of what Jesus Christ has said, you haven't experienced the truth oft he Kingdom of God actually being with-in you - your heart - being spiritually born again from above - being part of the heavenly Jerusalem and which the Spiritual Kingdom on High, that will never stop increasing.
In Luke 17: 20 Once, on being asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, Jesus replied, “The coming of the kingdom of God is not something that can be observed, 21 nor will people say, ‘Here it is,’ or ‘There it is,’because the kingdom of God is in your midst.'
The word midst - in the greek 1787, entos,
The usage of entos is within, among, inside, the inside.
Jesus was explaining how that Kingdom of God would not be something people are able to physically be apart of, however from with-in them those who were believers (inside the souls of believers), they would have hope in knowing that they are a part of the Spiritual kingdom.
Jesus is speaking the truth, he is not lying.
That doesn't seem to say that in the text sir, where did you get that answer from?
How could unbelievers have the kingdom of God with-in them? They are spiritually dead, not yet born from above as talked about in John 3. (The Pharisees and Scribes rejected Jesus, envied him and desired to kill him.)
Okay, thank you for taking time to share what you believe. I will share with you too, however do not accept my word for it, may God guide you.
The Kingdom is a government sir. It has already been established in heaven, and soon will make drastic changes to the earth. Not all understand it, but it is heavily involved in the theme of the Bible. The good news of that Kingdom being preached to the ends of the earth, was the primary reason Jesus came Luke 4:43. If you do not research what it is, it is impossible to seek it first in your life, a requirement for Christians sir Mat 6:33