My kingdom is not of this world

John 18:36 NIV

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."

Jesus' answer to Pilate is straight forward and he answers from the perspective of his journey - From the Kingdom of Heaven. This is why Jesus said "My kingdom is not of this world".

In the next verse (v37) again when Pilate said to Jesus,

37 “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.”

As like Peter, who rebuked Jesus, when Jesus said about his sufferings and death -  saying in Matthew 16:22 NIV
22 Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him. “Never, Lord!” he said. “This shall never happen to you!”

The Bible clearly says that the way we think should be altered, it should not be that of the world. The liking, the patterns of the world or the friendship to the worldly life is enmity of the God. The objective of every believer in Jesus Christ is this, to be an example to the world, by being pure and holy through the word of God, through Jesus Christ.

1 John 2:15

New King James Version (NKJV)

Do Not Love the World

15 Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

James 4:4

New International Version (NIV)

4 You adulterous people, don’t you know that friendship with the world means enmity against God? Therefore, anyone who chooses to be a friend of the world becomes an enemy of God.

2 Corinthians 11:14

King James Version (KJV)

14 And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light.

Luke 22:31-32

New International Version (NIV)

31 “Simon, Simon, Satan has asked to sift all of you as wheat. 32 But I have prayed for you,Simon, that your faith may not fail. And when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.”

John 17:15

New International Version (NIV)

15 My prayer is not that you take them out of the world but that you protect them from the evil one.

Romans 12:2

New International Version (NIV)

2 Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.

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