What the Bible says about
(From Forerunner Commentary)

John 11:51-52 Christ died for our sins so that the children of God can be gathered in one. One family. One kingdom. It begins with the one church; that we all have one spirit, that we are in one body that becomes the Kingdom of God that is Elohim—the Godhead. John W. Ritenbaugh The Nature of God: Elohim Related Topics: Christ's Sacrifice | Church, The | Elohim | Family of God | God as Family | God Family | God Reproducing Himself | God's Family | God's Kingdom | Godhead | Jesus Christ's Sacrifice | Kingdom of God | Kingdom of God in Embryo

Philippians 3:20 While some may spiritualize this fact away, Paul's words come across as literal and real to those who understand that God has called us out of this world (John 15:19) and transferred us into His Kingdom (Colossians 1:13). Having our citizenship (conversation, KJV) in the Kingdom of God by definition makes us aliens in the physical country in which we live. Like ambassadors of a foreign government, we cannot participate in the politics of another country, a practice that would distract us from our real spiritual goal. However, we realize that the apostle Paul has challenged us to be ambassadors for Christ: "Therefore we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were pleading through us: we implore you on Christ's behalf, be reconciled to God" (II Corinthians 5:20). Martin G. Collins Parable of the Persistent Friend Related Topics: Ambassadors for Christ | Ambassadors of God | Citizenship | God's Kingdom | Kingdom of God in Embryo | Kingdom of Heaven | Reconciliation with God

Colossians 1:13 Everyone of us knows that we are in the church. Are we aware that we are already in the Kingdom of God? We are! It is not here in fullness, nor as a physical reality. This verse says very clearly that we are already in the Kingdom of His dear Son. This is a spiritual reality that we must consider in relation to the church to grasp the importance of the church. The church is a portion of the Kingdom of God. It is not its fullness but a part. John W. Ritenbaugh Unity (Part 8): Ephesians 4 (E) Related Topics: Church as Kingdom of God in Embryo | Kingdom of God | Kingdom of God in Embryo

 

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