the kingdom of God
idea · 3 works · 9 mentions · 13 anchored passages
the kingdom of heaven · his kingdom · kingdom of God
in the texts
Adversus Marcionem
The promised kingdom given to the poor, argued to belong to the Creator whose affection toward the lowly is of long standing.
" Whose so great affection toward every condition of lowliness is the Creator's, his too will be the kingdom which is promised by Christ, to whose affection those have long since belonged to whom it is promised.
He sends the disciples to preach the kingdom of God.
"For seek," he says, "the kingdom of God, and these things shall be added to you.
De Carnis Resurrectione
The promised divine kingdom, invoked as a literal term alongside resurrection and judgment.
"Blessed are those who suffer persecution for righteousness' sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
" If the names are absolute of the things — that is, of judgment and the kingdom of God and resurrection — so that none of them can be compressed into a parable, neither let those things be forced into parables which are proclaimed concerning the disposition and the transaction and the suffering of the kingdom, the judgment, and the resurrection;
"But flesh," you say, "and blood cannot possess the kingdom of God by inheritance.