💥 Our kingdom is not of this world after we are born again.

John 18:36  (Jesus said)  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.

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Hebrews 11

23 By faith Moses, when he was born, was hid three months of his parents, because they saw he was a proper child; and they were not afraid of the king's commandment.

(The king had commanded that every male child be killed at birth because there were too many Jewish people in Egypt.  Moses would have been killed but his parents hid Moses in the river and Pharaoh's daughter found the Hebrew baby floating in the daubed ark and she took him to raise him as her own child.)

24 By faith Moses, when he was come to years, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter;

25 Choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season;

26 Esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt: for he had respect unto the recompence of the reward.

27 By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king: for he endured, as seeing HIM who is invisible.

Like Moses, we too see HIM who is invisible.

Those things we can see with our natural eye will be burned up, destroyed by God, at the end of this world.

2 Peter 3:10 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.

Matthew 24:35  (Jesus says)  Heaven and earth shall pass away, but MY words shall not pass away.

We see that which is eternal.  The people of this world see that which is temporary.

2 Corinthians 4:18  While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal.

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We try to do that which is right in the sight of God to other people.

We are not abusers of ourselves with mankind as are those people of this world.

I Corinthians 6

8 Nay, ye do wrong, and defraud, and that your brethren.

9 Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,

10 Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.

We have inside of us the way of God as we deal with others, not wanting to take advantage of others.

For our kingdom is not of this world, as is theirs.

That which matters to us is doing that which is right in the sight of God, even when it causes us to suffer worldly loss.

I have a bed frame which raises and lowers the bed.  One of our kittens chewed through the wiring.  We set about to have the frame fixed.  But when the man from the mattress company came to replace the motor, he found the damage was far more extensive than anticipated so we would be better off to buy a new frame.  When I found we needed to do this, all I could think of is being sure we paid the that man who couldn't do the repair work.  When I asked Pam, she said she had already paid him for his trip to our house.  Pam and I have the same Spirit, the Spirit of God, not wanting to do harm to others nor cause them to suffer loss.  (I Cor. 6:9  Abusers of themselves with mankind)

Another example:  In approximately 2018, I bought a new leather sofa.  My cat jumped on the sofa and inspected the addition.  When my cleaning lady came to work, she said my cat had damaged the new sofa with one of her claws.  I looked at one of the seats and saw the claw mark.  Most people would not notice the small scratch.  I could have called and told the furniture store I had decided not to buy the sofa.  But if I did that someone else would suffer loss.  If the furniture store sold the sofa then the custormer would have a slightly damaged sofa.  Or the furniture store would suffer loss if they discovered the blemish and had to discount the price to sell the item.  This is what Paul means when he speaks of being an abuser of themselves with mankind.  Is is worth losing your soul?

I Corinthians 10:12-13  Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall.

13  There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.

In 2019, when I moved to Colorado, I gave that leather sofa to my contractors son.  Tom said the son was so happy to get the sofa.

Do not defraud another person.  Suffer the loss.  God will repay you.

This is a part of developing integrity.

Also it shows that person and whether or not this kingdom is that person's world.

We must do right by other people.

I Corinthians 6

6 Now these things (in the Bible) were our examples, to the intent we should not lust after evil things, as they also lusted.

7 Neither be ye idolaters, as were some of them; as it is written, The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play.

8 Neither let us commit fornication, as some of them committed, and fell in one day three and twenty thousand.

9 Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed of serpents.

10 Neither murmur ye, as some of them also murmured, and were destroyed of the destroyer.

11 Now all these things happened unto them for ensamples: and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come.

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Our kingdom is not of this world.  We see HIM who is invisible! The life we see is forever with God and with Jesus.

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