But Now Is My Kingdom Not From Hence

Christ Crucified - Diego Velázquez - 1632 Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom were of this world, then would my servants fight, that I should not be delivered to the Jews: but now is my kingdom not from hence. (John 18:36)

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Great temptation consists in the identification of Christianity with any sort of the kingdom of Caesar, i.e., in the enslavement of the infinite to the finite...

Christianity is not revolutionary in the outward sense of the word. It has not entered into the world as a revolutionary social force, calling for a violent altering of the order of life.

It is impossible even to call Christianity a force of social reform. The nature of Christianity is altogether inexpressible in the social categories of this world.

Christianity has come into the world as the good news about salvation and about the Kingdom of God, which is not of this world ... In the world, Truth is crucified.    (N. Berdyaev)