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   On 2026-01-13 16:08, Steven Douglas wrote:   
   >   
   > Mike  posted:   
   >> On 2026-01-13 15:34, Steven Douglas wrote:   
   >>> Mike  posted:   
   >>>> On 2026-01-13 15:05, Steven Douglas wrote:   
   >>>>> Mike  posted:   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>> Since God is everywhere, there is nowhere   
   >>>>>> you need to go to meet Him. No church,   
   >>>>>> temple, or pilgrimage can bring you   
   >>>>>> closer, because God is already present in   
   >>>>>> all places at all times. Meeting God is   
   >>>>>> not about moving; it is about recognizing   
   >>>>>> what has always been there.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> Hmm, is that another CrapGPT thing? Because it's   
   >>>>> not fully accurate. God lives in Heaven. Just   
   >>>>> because He has the ability to be anywhere He   
   >>>>> chooses, that doesn't mean He's not in Heaven,   
   >>>>> as Heaven is His home.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> The kingdom of heaven is within me.   
   >>>   
   >>> How nice for you. It's also a place that is NOT of   
   >>> this world. But really, Mike, if God's Kingdom is   
   >>> within you, why do you feel the need to distort   
   >>> what the Bible says?   
   >>   
   >> Is 'the kingdom of heaven is with me' a distortion?   
   >   
   > I can't blame you for believing a bad translation of   
   > the Bible verse Luke 17:21. Unfortunately, the King   
   > James got this one wrong, too. In the original Greek,   
   > the verse says the Kingdom of God is in your midst.   
      
   Why do you keep posting stuff like   
   'Satan is running rampant' then?   
   I wish you could make up your mind.   
      
      
   > But the King James incorrectly translated it as the   
   > Kingdom of God is within you.   
      
   In other words some versions of the Bible are false?   
      
      
   >   
   > Here's the unfortunate King James bad translation that   
   > has caused a lot of misunderstanding among Christians   
   > for too many years:   
   >   
   > [quoting from the King James version] "Neither shall   
   > they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the   
   > kingdom of God is within you." [end quote] Luke 17:21   
   >   
   > Here's a better translation, from the New American   
   > Standard Bible (NASB): "Nor will they say, 'Look, here   
   > it is!' or, 'There it is!' For behold, the kingdom   
   > of God is in your midst." [end quote] Luke 17:21   
   >   
   > There is a difference between "in your midst" and   
   > "within you". In your midst is how the original   
   > Greek is worded when translated properly.   
      
   I believe the entire Universe is within me,   
   not just a kingdom. I was just stating what the   
   Bible says.   
      
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