In my experience, the Kingdom of God is a condition of our hearts.  It is not a political reality where we enact rules and laws to promote certain behavior and limit others.  It is my belief the kingdom of God is found by the opening of one’s life to a God who loves unconditionally and completely.  The Kingdom is not found through toeing the line and being found right, or perfect in our doctrine or practice, because this kingdom is not like others which are man-made.  This new kingdom is without blemish.  It yields non-stop with patience, love, hope and joy. This kingdom of God, which is found in the heart of the one who is willing to follow Christ into the difficult places to love, requires Jesus Christ at the center, at the very core, to teach and instruct the student into the ways of compassion and wisdom.

Hate speech, which has become pervasive and accepted as normal in our culture, is not allowed in the Kingdom of God.  To speak with vengeance toward another, to blame and cause another to stumble through the uttering of words is hate speech, regardless of our righteous positon or level of competence on the topic.

Actions which are used to cause others pain are not allowed in the Kingdom of God.  Hands to oneself please, children of God.  We should have learned this lesson as a child, yet it appears we did not.  Parents are pleased when children make good choices.  God is no less a good parent in this.  Again, the disposition of the heart is the key.

The Kingdom of God feasts upon true religion, a warming of the heart toward God and one another, instead of a reliance upon creeds or conventions to provide security or positon.  The Kingdom of God is so pure, so holy, that we cannot defile or cause the kingdom to fail.  It is without equal, nothing can come alongside the kingdom to overshadow or rival the Spirit.  It needs no protection from our kind.  Rather all we can do is to offer ourselves, just as we are, to be transformed and redefined into a new and whole person. 

A leper came to him begging him, and kneeling he said to him, “If you choose, you can make me clean.”  Moved with pity, Jesus stretched out his hand and touched him, and said to him, “I do choose.  Be made clean.”  Mark 1:40-41 NRSV