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Mike posted:
> 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?
Because he is:
[quoting] "The Lord said to Satan, 'From where have you come?'
Satan answered the Lord and said, 'From going to and fro on
the earth, and from walking up and down on it.' [end quote Job 1:7
[quoting] "Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the
devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to
devour. [end quote] 1 Peter 5:8
[quoting] "We know that we are from God, and the whole world
lies in the power of the evil one." [end quote] 1 John 5:19
[quoting Jesus] "The thief comes only to steal and kill
and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it
abundantly. [end quote] John 10:10
[quoting] "Put on the whole armor of God, that you may
be able to stand against the schemes of the devil." [end
quote] Ephesians 6:11
>
> I wish you could make up your mind.
I have made up my 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?
No, an incorrect translation doesn't make the Bible
false. Especially since we have the original words
to compare, and come up with the correct translation.
>
> > 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.
The Bible actually says the Kingdom of God is in our
midst, such as when a group of believers are gathered
together -- and the Kingdom of God is in their midst.
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