New King James Version (NKJV)
Psalm 82
A Plea for Justice
A Psalm of Asaph.
82 God stands in the congregation of the mighty;
He judges among the gods.
2 How long will you judge unjustly,
And show partiality to the wicked? Selah
3 Defend the poor and fatherless;
Do justice to the afflicted and needy.
4 Deliver the poor and needy;
Free them from the hand of the wicked.
5 They do not know, nor do they understand;
They walk about in darkness;
All the foundations of the earth are unstable.
6 I said, "You are gods,
And all of you are children of the Most High.
7 But you shall die like men,
And fall like one of the princes."
8 Arise, O God, judge the earth;
For You shall inherit all nations.
John 10
Renewed Efforts to Stone Jesus
31 Then the Jews took up stones again to stone Him. 32 Jesus answered them,
“Many good works I have shown you from My Father. For which of those works
do you stone Me?”
33 The Jews answered Him, saying, “For a good work we do not stone You, but
for blasphemy, and because You, being a Man, make Yourself God.”
34 Jesus answered them, “Is it not written in your law, ‘I said, “You are
gods”’? 35 If He called them gods, to whom the word of God came (and the
Scripture cannot be broken), 36 do you say of Him whom the Father sanctified
and sent into the world, ‘You are blaspheming,’ because I said, ‘I am the
Son of God’? 37 If I do not do the works of My Father, do not believe Me; 38
but if I do, though you do not believe Me, believe the works, that you may
know and believe that the Father is in Me, and I in Him.”
Luke 17:20-22
The Coming of the Kingdom
20 Now when He was asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would
come, He answered them and said, “The kingdom of God does not come with
observation; 21 nor will they say, ‘See here!’ or ‘See there!’ For
indeed, the kingdom of God is within you.”
A Course in Miracles
Text - Chapter 4
The Illusions of the Ego
4. Love without Conflict
It is hard to understand what "The Kingdom of Heaven is within you" really
means. This is because it is not understandable to the ego, which interprets
it as if something outside is inside, and this does not mean anything. The
word "within" is unnecessary. The Kingdom of Heaven is you. What else
but you did the Creator create, and what else but you is his kingdom? This
is the whole message which in its totality transcends the sum of its parts.
You, too, have a kingdom that your spirit created. It has not ceased to
create because of the ego's illusions. Your creations are no more fatherless
than you are. Your ego and your spirit will never be co-creators, but your
spirit and your creator will always be. Be confident that your creations are
as safe as you are.
The kingdom is perfectly united and perfectly protected, and the ego will
not prevail against it. Amen.
This is written in the form of a prayer because it is useful in moments of
temptation. It is a declaration of independence. You will find it very
helpful if you understand it fully.
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