Jesus & Paul — quoting the conflict … (10/26/18)
“For the Lord himself will come down from the heavens, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first.” ~ Paul of Tarsus (1 Thessalonians 4:16)
“The Kingdom of God is not coming with things that can be observed; nor will they be able to say, ‘Look, here it is!’ or ‘Look, there it is!’ For, in fact, the Kingdom of God is already within you … Anyone who wants to be first must be the very last; the humble servant of all.” ~ Jesus Christ (Luke 17:20-21 & Mark 9:35)
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“And who through the Spirit of holiness was appointed the Son of God in power by his resurrection from the dead: Jesus Christ our Lord.” ~ Paul of Tarsus (Romans 1:4)
“Why do you call me good? No one is truly good except God alone … I do not accept glory from human beings.” ~ Jesus Christ (Mark 10:18 & John 5:41)
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“The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of people … My conscience is clear, but that does not make me innocent. It is the Lord who judges me” ~ Paul of Tarsus (Romans 1:18 & 1 Corinthians 4:4)
“The Father judges no one, but rather has given all judgment to the Son … Indeed, it is you who judge by human standards, while I judge no one … I do not even judge those who hear my words and do not keep them, for I did not come to judge the world” ~ Jesus Christ (John 5:22, John 8:15, & John 12:47)
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“For [Christ] must reign until he has put all his enemies under his feet.” ~ Paul of Tarsus (1 Corinthians 15:25)
“Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you …Only then you will be considered Children of the Most High, for He is kind to the ungrateful & the wicked … Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.” ~ Jesus Christ (Luke 6:27-36)
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“I declare to you, brothers and sisters, that flesh and blood cannot ever hope to inherit the Kingdom of God.” ~ Paul of Tarsus (1 Corinthians 15:50)
“As you go, proclaim the message that the Kingdom of Heaven is even now at hand … for God is not the God of the dead but of the living … and the Kingdom of Heaven is already within you.” ~ Jesus Christ (Matthew 10:7 + Matthew 22:32 + Luke 17:20-21)
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“I have set you an example, that you should do for one another as I have done for you … By this others will know that you are my followers: that you show Love to one another … Anyone who loves me will enliven my teachings … Indeed, a new command I give you: Love one another. Just as I have Loved you, so you must Love one another … The Kingdom of God will be give those who produce its Fruit … In truth, my Father is glorified by this: that you bear much Fruit and become my disciples … And by this everyone will know that you are my disciples: when you show Love to one another.” ~ Jesus Christ (John 13:15 + John 13:35 + John 14:23, John 13:34 + Matthew 21:43, & John 15:8 + John 13:35)
“But now, apart from the law, the righteousness of God has been disclosed … through faith in Jesus Christ for all who believe. For there is no distinction; since all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, they are now justified by his grace as a gift through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, whom God put forward as a sacrifice of atonement by his blood – effective through faith … Know that a person is not justified by the works of the law, but rather by faith in Jesus Christ. So we, too, have put our faith in Jesus, that we may be justified by faith in Christ … Indeed, if you declare with your mouth, ‘Jesus is Lord’, and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.” ~ Paul of Tarsus (Romans 3:21-25, Galatians 2:16, & Romans 10:9)
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