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Originally Posted by Light
Original translation in Greek is ἐντος meaning “within”.
According to google translate from Greek to English:
ἐντος =“Within”,”in”,”into”,”inside”.
Jesus would be contradicting himself if he said "It's not here or there, its in our midst”. If it’s in our midst then it IS here or there. Jesus is saying it is not observable externally because it is within.
Corinthians 3:16 corroborates this: Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?
John4:12 If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us.
John 4:16 God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him.
Jesus says the same thing in the Gospel of Thomas The Kingdom is inside you
If God is everywhere, then he is within us as well. If he is NOT within us, he is NOT everywhere and does not qualify as God.
It does not make God less Divine to be within his “enemies”, the Pharisees, whom Jesus spoke these words to. Jesus said “Love your enemies”. So God being within his enemies is in line with Jesus's words regarding those who did not believe in him. He came to save ALL humanity.
You fear that you won’t go to a physical Heaven. That if the Kingdom is within you, you'd have no clue how to access it.
That would require “work”, and “growth” rather than mere “words”.
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Here's a clue for you: The apostles John and Paul aren't Jesus. Therefore, my point still stands. Jesus never taught that God is within you.
And Jesus did not come to save "ALL humanity". He came to save HIS people (Mat 1:21). And he came to save only those whom the Father would give to him (Jn 6:37). In fact, Jesus very clearly said that he did not come to call the [self]righteous but he came to call sinners to repentance (Lk 5:32)
And from
what has Jesus saved you?
Also, the passages you quoted from John and Paul are referring strictly to born again believers. You need to read in those epistles
to whom they were addressed.
And for the 99th time, I ask again: If Jesus told the Pharisees that the kingdom is "within them", would this not mean that the kingdom was also in the apostles who were with him and heard his words to the Pharisees?.
