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The Parable of the Growing Seed
He also said, “This is what the kingdom of God is like. A man scatters seed on the ground.
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The Parable of the Mustard Seed
Again he said, “What shall we say the kingdom of God is like, or what parable shall we use to describe it?
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“Well said, teacher,” the man replied. “You are right in saying that God is one and there is no other but him.
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I tell you, among those born of women there is no one greater than John; yet the one who is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.”
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Additional Teachings
“The Law and the Prophets were proclaimed until John. Since that time, the good news of the kingdom of God is being preached, and everyone is forcing their way into it.
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The Coming of the Kingdom of God
Once, on being asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, Jesus replied, “The coming of the kingdom of God is not something that can be observed,
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nor will people say, ‘Here it is,’ or ‘There it is,’ because the kingdom of God is in your midst.”
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Even so, when you see these things happening, you know that the kingdom of God is near.
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Whoever has accepted it has certified that God is truthful.
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God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in the Spirit and in truth.”
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Jesus answered, “The work of God is this: to believe in the one he has sent.”
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For the bread of God is the bread that comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.”
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Jesus replied, “If I glorify myself, my glory means nothing. My Father, whom you claim as your God, is the one who glorifies me.
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Jesus Predicts Peter’s Denial
When he was gone, Jesus said, “Now the Son of Man is glorified and God is glorified in him.
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If God is glorified in him, God will glorify the Son in himself, and will glorify him at once.
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For in the gospel the righteousness of God is revealed—a righteousness that is by faith from first to last, just as it is written: “The righteous will live by faith.”
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God’s Wrath Against Sinful Humanity
The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of people, who suppress the truth by their wickedness,
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since what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them.
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But if our unrighteousness brings out God’s righteousness more clearly, what shall we say? That God is unjust in bringing his wrath on us? (I am using a human argument.)
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For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
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More Than Conquerors
What, then, shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
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And if they do not persist in unbelief, they will be grafted in, for God is able to graft them in again.
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For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit,
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God is faithful, who has called you into fellowship with his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.
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For the foolishness of God is wiser than human wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than human strength.
