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... To answer the question set out, we must first have an idea of what the Kingdom of God actually is. A simplified definition of the Kingdom of God could be, “The rule of God in the hearts and lives of those who have been born of his religion”. ... He explained to them that the secret of the Kingdom of God has been given to them, but to those on the outside he would say everything in parables. ... They hear the word, accept it and grow in Christ and produce a good crop, in this case, they spread the kingdom of God even further. ... His point is that, whoever accepts God’s word will begin to share in his kingdom and share even greater in the future. This is opposite to, whoever rejects his word, will suffer absolute loss; because even the opportunity he has to someday share in the kingdom will be taken away from him. Next I will explain the Parable of the Mustard Seed (Mark 4:30-32); Jesus used the parable of the mustard seed as another explanation to tell what the kingdom of God is like. Jesus compared the kingdom of God to a mustard seed planted in the ground. ... Jesus meant to use this parable to explain the word of the God. ... When he told them of the Kingdom of God, it would probably occur to them that this was an earthly kingdom, full of riches and power, perhaps the Promised Land. This was the view taken from the disciples when they first heard of the Kingdom of God. From Jesus’ point of view, as far as we can gather from the parables, it seems that he believes, or a better term would be he knows, the Kingdom of God is a heavenly kingdom, and perhaps also that it’s doors are open to not only those who do good for their life but also those who try, those who try and spread the word of his father. ...
‘So, the Kingdom of God is of monolithic size and yet of a transparent and illusory substance found within your very selves, where God reigns, not in the flesh, but as an ethereal and –’
Boring.
Approximate Word count = 1738
Approximate Pages = 7
(250 words per page double spaced)
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