Many Christians have the mistaken notion that eternal life begins when they die. But that is not biblically accurate. Eternal life begins when we are born again into the Kingdom of God.
The kingdom of heaven was never intended to indulge the ease of triflers, but to the rest of them that labor.
The former conviction that these two kingdoms were wholly different in structure, in function, and in kind of life, was not seriously disturbed by the difficulties which the naturalist encountered when he undertook to define them.
This visible world is wonderfully to be delighted in, and highly to be esteemed, because it is the theatre of God's righteous Kingdom.
God really meant it when He said, 'Seek FIRST the kingdom of God. '
I thought it very strange, and very sad, that the fairy kingdom largely appears to be English. I thought it was time for some regional representation. And the Nac Mac Feegle are, well, they're like tiny little Scottish Smurfs who have seen Braveheart altogether too many times.
Historically the first philosopher to enquire deeply into the nature of corruption in society was Ibn Khaldun (1322-1406), whose wandering life was largely spent in the northern littoral of Africa at a time when kingdoms and sultanates were crumbling.
The wealth within you, your essence, is your kingdom.
As yourselves your empires fall, and every kingdom hath a grave.
Just know this: What you will do among children is as close to the heart of God and central to his kingdom as anything we could mention.
My older sister has entire kingdoms inside of her, and some of them are only accessible at certain seasons, in certain kinds of weather.
Everything can be killed except nostalgia for the kingdom, we carry it in the color of our eyes, in every love affair, in everything that deeply torments and unties and tricks.
"Seek ye first the kingdom of God and all good things will be added unto you. " Follow God and you shall have whatever you desire.
Let us help build the kingdom of God by standing up boldly and being defenders of marriage, parenthood, and the home.
When you really dive into the scriptures it says the kingdom of heaven is inside you. You can feel that because of the way Christ dropped it.
. . . a beggar's kingdom is better than a proud man's delusion.
. . . even on the low ground of common sense I seemed to be called to be a missionary. Is the kingdom a harvest field? Then I thought it reasonable that I should seek to work where the work was most abundant and the workers fewest.
Rule a kingdom as though you were cooking a small fish - don't overdo it.
God created a path to his kingdom that is simple and straight. The obstacles that stand between you and God were created by man.
In like manner, everyone who has received from God the power of distinguishing and yet follows an unskillful pastor and receives a false opinion for the truth shall be punished. . . Be not deceived: if any man follows him who separates from the truth, he shall not inherit the kingdom of God; and if any man does not stand aloof from the preacher of falsehood he shall be condemned to Hell.