The Kingdom of god is at hand 神的國近了 A VISION OF A NEW WORLD

The kingdom of god is foreign 神的國是陌生的

John 18:36 (約翰福音18:36)  Jesus said, “My kingdom is not of this world. If it were, my servants would fight to prevent my arrest by the Jews. But now my kingdom is from another place.” 36耶穌回答說：我的國不屬這世界；我的 國若屬這世界，我的臣僕必要爭戰，使我 不至於被交給猶太人。只是我的國不屬這 世界。

Jesus is the chosen king This kingdom will last forever 耶穌是王, 他的國存到永遠

LUKE 1:31-33 (路加福音1:31-33) And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. And the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David, and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.” 31你要懷孕生子，可以給他起名叫耶穌。32他要 為大，稱為至高者的兒子；主神要把他祖大衛的 位給他。33他要作雅各家的王，直到永遠；他的 國也沒有窮盡。」

You must be reborn to enter the kingdom 人必須重生，才能進神的國

JOHN 3:3-7 (約翰福音3:3-7) In reply Jesus declared, “I tell you the truth, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again.” “How can a man be born when he is old?” Nicodemus asked. “Surely he cannot enter a second time into his mother's womb to be born!” Jesus answered, “I tell you the truth, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless he is born of water and the Spirit. Flesh gives birth to flesh, but the Spirit gives birth to spirit. You should not be surprised at my saying, ‘You must be born again.’ 3耶穌回答說：「我實實在在地告訴你，人若不重生，就不能見神的國。」4尼哥底母說：「人已經老了，如何能重生呢？豈能再進母腹生出來嗎？」5耶穌說：「我實實在在的告訴你，人若不是從水和聖靈生的，就不能進神的國。6從肉身生的就是肉身；從靈生的就是靈。7我說：『你們必須重生』，你不要以為希奇。

The kingdom is our true home 神國是真正的家

1 PETER 2:11-12 (彼得前書2:11-12) 11Dear friends, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from sinful desires, which wage war against your soul. 12Live such good lives among the pagans that, though they accuse you of doing wrong, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day he visits us. 11親愛的弟兄阿，你們是客旅，是寄居的。 我勸你們要禁戒肉體的私慾；這私慾是與靈 魂爭戰的。12你們在外邦人中，應當品行端 正，叫那些毀謗你們是作惡的，因看見你們 的好行為，便在鑒察的日子歸榮耀給神。

The kingdom of god 神的國 “If we only had eyes to see and ears to hear and wits to understand, we would know that the Kingdom of God in the sense of holiness, goodness, beauty is as close as breathing and is crying out to born both within ourselves and within the world; we would know that the Kingdom of God is what we all of us hunger for above all other things even when we don’t know its name or realize that it’s what we’re starving to death for. The Kingdom of God is where our best dreams come from and our truest prayers.

We glimpse it at those moments when we find ourselves being better than we are and wiser than we know. We catch sight of it when at some moment of crisis a strength seems to come to us that is greater than our own strength. The Kingdom of God is where we belong. It is home, and whether we realize it or not, I think we are all of us homesick for it.”  ― Frederick Buechner

The kingdom is for the humble 神國屬乎謙卑的人

MATTHEW 18:4 (馬太福音18:4) Whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. 4所以，凡自己謙卑像這小孩子的， 他在天國裡就是最大的。

PROVERBS 22:4 (箴言 22:4) Humility is the fear of the Lord; its wages are riches and honor and life. 4敬畏耶和華心存謙卑，就得富有、 尊榮、生命為賞賜。

The kingdom is illogical 神國非邏輯

25駱駝穿過針的眼，比財主進神 的國還容易呢。 MARK 10:25 (馬可福音10:25) It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God.” 25駱駝穿過針的眼，比財主進神 的國還容易呢。

The kingdom is worth giving up everything for 神國無價

MATTHEW 13:45-46 (馬太福音13:45-46) 45“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant looking for fine pearls. 46When he found one of great value, he went away and sold everything he had and bought it. 45天國又好像買賣人尋找好珠子，46 遇見一顆重價的珠子，就去變賣他一 切所有的，買了這顆珠子。

The kingdom of God is a hidden power 神的國在乎權能

1 Corinthians 4:20 (哥林多前書4:20) For the kingdom of God is not a matter of talk but of power. 20因為神的國不在乎言語，乃在 乎權能。

MATTHEW 13:31-32 (馬太福音 13:31-32) The Parables of the Mustard Seed and the Yeast 31 He told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his field. 32 Though it is the smallest of all seeds, yet when it grows, it is the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds come and perch in its branches.” 31他又設個比喻對他們說：天國好像一粒芥 菜種，有人拿去種在田裡。32這原是百種裡 最小的，等到長起來，卻比各樣的菜都大， 且成了樹，天上的飛鳥來宿在他的枝上。

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