When Jesus Explained the Kingdom, Why Did Ge Give Two Different Answers?
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What did Jesus mean when he said "the kingdom of God is within you"? To hear the whole conversation listen to the full podcast: https://christianquestions.com/doctrine/1284-christianity-today-part-ii/
When he was demanded of the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God should come, he answered them and said, the kingdom of God come with not with observation. Neither shall they say low here or low there for behold the kingdom of God is within you.
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It's not only at hand imminently near, but now it's inside people and again the Lord's prayer. Matthew six told us to pray for what is he yet future your kingdom come describing a time when his will will be done on earth as it is in heaven. You wouldn't be told to pray for something that's already here. But what strikes me is he gives two different answers to these different groups. Remember when we read, when his disciples asked this back in Acts 1, Lord, are you, is this the time you're restoring the kingdom of Israel? He implies yes, but doesn't give him the timing. But here the Pharisees essentially ask him the same question in Luke 17 and he tells them it can't be seen because it's within us. What? So my questions are why does Jesus give a different answer to the same question to two different groups of people? And when and where is this kingdom? Is it within us? Is it in front of us? Is it yet future? Is it on earth? Is it in heaven? What do you got?
Well, first of all, the reason he gives different answers. Remember we read the scripture earlier when Judas not as scary. It says, how is it that you're going to manifest yourself to us and not the world? There's the big hint. Jesus builds upon that and he says, yeah, that's exactly what's going to happen. So the Pharisees were on the outside looking in because they weren't looking to believe, they were looking to criticize, they were looking to break down the, the apostles, the disciples were looking to believe. So you have this, I will give those who are chosen and











