This article explores the concept of God's kingdom contrasting with the world's values. It emphasizes that what is considered valuable in the world, like wealth, power, and success, holds no significance in God's eyes. The article uses biblical examples to illustrate how God often chooses the unlikely and reverses human expectations.
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“Do not look at his appearance or at the height of his stature, because I have refused him. For the LORD does not see as man sees; for man looks at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart.”The kingdom of God is designed to bring about a radical transformation of the human or world order. For this reason, God works in contradictions, creating a reversal of fortunes:
“Do not remember the former things, nor consider the things of old. Behold, I will do a new thing, now it shall spring forth; shall you not know it? I will even make a road in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.”Indeed, to enter the kingdom of God, every man has to begin all over again. Thus, Jesus tells Nicodemus:Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount turns everything on its head. It is the poor in spirit who are enriched by the inheritance of a kingdom more glorious than all the thrones on the earth.
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