Answers for What is Kingdom of God? To whom it belongs, what it takes to enter into the kingdom.

1. WWPSP Mission Church
On Kingdom of God
20th
November 2016
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2. Kingdom Of God
Jesus Christ told many things when he was in the world, Some directly & some through Parables, Allegories, etc. At times
he told things without warning, without conditions, But at times he told very much with warning and to strictly follow his
commands.
One of the time he made a whip and beat everyone in the Temple. We can read that in John 2:15-16
There are many things that Jesus told. He told about
Salvation, Forgiveness, Sacrifice, Discipline, Finance etc.,
So, today we will learn about what Jesus told about
“Kingdom of God”

3. Now before understanding “Kingdom of God” we have to understand about “God” of the Kingdom.
Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
God is Omnipotent
God is Omnipresent
God is Omniscient
God is the creator, He exists forever, he has no beginning or end. On 6th
Day he created human being in his own image.
Humans disobey and Sin enters.
The effects of Sin is like a toxic having a ripple effect.
This is a bad news, when we are about to share the Gospel, we have to tell about the Good News, but to start we have to
say the bad news first.
First Adam & Eve sinned, we lost Paradise – The Garden of Eden, A separation happens – Death, suffering, pain, sorrow,
etc. begins.

4. From the first generation, Adam’s sons.
Cain & Able – Cain kills Able
Noah’s time – The entire world is destroyed saving only 8 people (The Great Flood)
Tower of Babel – Confusion
Then God chose one man.
Abraham, his son Isaac.
Jacob and his 12 Sons
Moses and the Israelites
Then many kings, prophets etc.
Then comes the Good News about Jesus Christ – Life, Death and Resurrection
The Good News is that Jesus Christ died for our sins.
1 Peter 2:24 New American Standard Bible (NASB) and He Himself bore our sins in His body on the cross, so that we
might die to sin and live to righteousness; for by His wounds you were healed.
Good News is not only about his death on the cross, but the Resurrection,
Romans 8:11 NIV And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you,
he who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies because of his
Spirit who lives in you.

5. If there is a Kingdom, there should be a king. Who is this King?
Psalm 24:10 NIV
Who is he, this King of glory? The LORD Almighty- he is the King of glory.
Jesus Christ is the King, In his first coming he came as a “lamb of God”, but at his second coming he is coming as a Judge.
So, before understanding the “Kingdom of God” let us understand what is required for us to enter into the kingdom. What if
we know what Kingdom of God is and not able to enter into it?
Because Jesus says to whom the Kingdom of God is: in Matthew 7:21

6. Jesus said what the Kingdom of God is like in many ways through a series of Parables in Matthew 13
The chapter contains the parables, in respective order:
Parable of the Sower.
Parable of the Tares.
Parable of the Mustard Seed.
Parable of the Leaven.
Parable of the Hidden Treasure.
Parable of the Pearl.
Parable of Drawing in the Net.
But even before the parables, Jesus said Matthew 5:3
Who are the poor in spirit?
•Those who humble & Repent
Let us take the example of Apostle Paul
Apostle Paul wrote most of the New Testament. But the Bible is not
arranged in chronological order, as seen in the picture in the right side
“The Bible”.

7. So, as we could clearly see the first letter he
wrote was not Romans, but Thessalonians.
Paul’s Perpetual
Renewal
The more he came
closer to God, he saw
his heart.

8. Jesus Christ said:

9. Repent (noun — Repentance)
To feel such remorse or regret for past conduct as to change one’s mind regarding it.
•“Repent” — NIV, NASB, KJV, Amplified, etc.
•“Turn from your sins” — Good News Bible
•“Leave your evil ways and turn to God” — Living Bible
•“metanoeo” (Greek) “to change one’s mind”
•“metamelomai” (Greek) “to regret or show remorse”
Occurrences in the Bible
Two different Greek words are translated “repent” in the New Testament:
A. Metanoeo
“Repent” (verb) 34 times “Repentance” (noun) 24 times
•5 times in Matthew 3 times in Matthew
•2 times in Mark 2 times in Mark
•9 times in Luke 5 times in Luke
•5 times in Acts 6 times in Acts
•1 time in 2 Corinthians
•1 time in Romans
•12 times in Revelation 2 times in 2 Corinthians
•1 time in 2 Timothy
•3 times in Hebrews
•1 time in 2 Peter
B. Metamelomai
“Repent” (verb — 6 times)
3 times in Matthew
2 times in 2 Corinthians
1 time in Hebrews
Interesting Insights
• The word is never used in the gospel of John; but it is used in R
evelation
12 times.
• The author Luke used it the most (Luke and Acts).
• Repentance is not emphasized much in the
Epistles because they were
written to believers.

10. Metanoeo literally means “to perceive afterward.” It is made up of two Greek words: meta, which means “after” (implying
change), and noeo, which means “to perceive” (nous is Greek for “the mind”). From this we get the meaning of “to change
one’s mind or purpose.” In the New Testament this change is always for the better, and it denotes a genuine, complete
change of heart and life. Not only does it imply a turning away (negative) from sin, but a turning to (positive) that which is
right and godly. It means more than just feeling sorry for wrong you’ve done. It also means to completely change your mind
about the sin and go a different way. Metamelomai comes from meta (“after”) and melo (“to care for”). It means to
regret or express remorse for something you wish you hadn’t done. It means to have painful anxiety (sorrow) over a past
deed. This is not genuine repentance. It means to regret something you did without ever really changing your mind about it.
(“I’m sorry I got caught, but I’m not sorry I did it.” Or, “I’m not sure I wouldn’t
do it again.”) The best illustration of this is Judas. He was regretful for betraying
Jesus (metamelomai — Matthew 27:3), but he never genuinely repented of it (metanoeo).