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The Kingdom of God is a foundational concept in [[Christianity]], and can be viewed as (also called the central theme of [[Jesus]]' message in the [[synoptic Gospels]]. The phrase occurs in the New Testament more than 100 times, and is defined almost entirely by [[parables]]. According to Jesus, the Kingdom of God is within people and entered through acceptance like a child and doing the will of God. It is a kingdom peopled by the righteous; and it is a Kingdom that is spoken about by Jesus, paradoxically, as being a present reality as well as a future hope. ==Contents== {{topics}}* [[Synoptic Gospels]] | [[Parables of Jesus]]* [[Theology]] | [[Eschatology]] {{opinions}} {{quotes}} ==Main article== The Kingdom of God Heaven) is a foundational concept in [[Christianity]], and can be viewed as the central theme of [[Jesus]]' message in the [[synoptic Gospels]]. The phrase occurs in the New Testament more than 100 times, and is defined almost entirely by [[parables]]. According to Jesus, the Kingdom of God is within people and entered through acceptance like a child and doing the will of God. It is a kingdom peopled by the righteous; and it is a Kingdom that is spoken about by Jesus, paradoxically, as being a present reality as well as a future hope.

** Jesus began by announcing that the kingdom Kingdom was near in [[Mark 1]]

 * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_God Wikipedia - Kingdom of God]