Kingdom of God Quotes

“The most miserable people in the world are the people who are selfish and self-centered and who won’t do anything for the good of others but only for themselves.  These are the ones who are the furthest from the Kingdom of God.  The Kingdom of God is God’s all out answer to man’s total needs.  The Kingdom of God is something we live.  We know and experience the Kingdom of God only to the extent that we practice it.”
― David W. Bercot, Kingdom of God

“When we tell people about salvation but say nothing about the Kingdom we are not preaching the gospel of Jesus Christ.  If we present Christ without His Kingdom then we are sharing only half of the gospel.  Likewise if we present the Kingdom without Christ then again we are only sharing half of the gospel.  Jesus and His Kingdom are inseparable”
― David W. Bercot, Kingdom of God

“The irony is that although the Kingdom of God was the theme of Jesus’ preaching, the message of the Kingdom is almost totally missing from the gospel that is preached today.  Let me ask you: what is the theme of most preaching today?  From the sermons I hear I would have to say the theme is man’s personal salvation and that has probably been your experience as well. It’s not the Kingdom of God.”
― David W. Bercot, Kingdom of God

“The theme of His preaching was the Kingdom of God. There are nearly 100 references to the Kingdom throughout the four Gospels.  Furthermore, most of Jesus’ parables were about the Kingdom.  In fact, Jesus said that the reason He was sent to the earth was to preach about the Kingdom.”
― David W. Bercot, Kingdom of God

“The Kingdom of God includes everyone, that is everyone to the degree that they bring forth the fruits of it.  It excludes nobody but those who exclude themselves by not bringing forth any fruits.”* So the Kingdom of God cannot be identified with any earthly nation whether it be the Jews, the Romans, the British or the Americans. Paul told us in Galatians 3:28-29:”
― David W. Bercot, Kingdom of God