Jesus' Kingdom • John Week 14
Jesus' answer to Pilate's inquiry about the claim of Jesus as King is one that has profound meaning. "My Kingdom is not of this world." simultaneously refers both to the physical and the spiritual. Daniel Bunn breaks down this deep statement in week 14 of our study of the book of John.
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Jesus’ Kingdom
John | Week 14
August 16, 2020 | Daniel Bunn
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John 18:33-38 NIV
Pilate then went back inside the palace, summoned Jesus and asked him, “Are you the king of the Jews?”
“Is that your own idea,” Jesus asked, “or did others talk to you about me?”
“Am I a Jew?” Pilate replied. “Your own people and chief priests handed you over to me. What is it you have done?”
Jesus said, “My kingdom is not of this world. If it were, my servants would fight to prevent my arrest by the Jewish leaders. But now my kingdom is from another place.”
“You are a king, then!” said Pilate.
Jesus answered, “You say that I am a king. In fact, the reason I was born and came into the world is to testify to the truth. Everyone on the side of truth listens to me.”
“What is truth?” retorted Pilate. With this he went out again to the Jews gathered there and said, “I find no basis for a charge against him.
My kingdom is not of this world.