The Kingdom Within

We challenge the way modern culture trains us to look outward for salvation and argue that real change starts with inward surrender to God. We ground the conversation in Romans 10:9 and Colossians 1:27, calling out distraction and spiritual performance while pushing for heart-level faith that reshapes how we live. 
• a cultural hunger for something real beyond consumption and shallow religion 
• the kingdom of God beginning within and moving from inside out 
• “Christ in you” as the center of spiritual awakening and transformation 
• the danger of external-only faith built on appearances and control 
• the body as the temple and why stewardship of mind and attention matters 
• symbolism in Scripture and why discernment matters with speculative ideas 
• why stillness exposes what noise has been hiding 
• modern overstimulation and how fear, addiction, and hatred damage the soul 
• self-control, sobriety, and guarding the heart as practical Christian discipleship 
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Transcript

A Tribute To The Misfits

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Here's to the crazy ones, the misfits, the rebels, the troublemakers, the ones who see the world differently, who don't fit neatly into boxes, and refuse to live by someone else's script. You can quote them, you can disagree with them, you can glorify them or vilify them, you can shake your head at their ideas or be inspired by their courage. But the one thing you cannot do is ignore them. Because they change things, they disrupt what's comfortable, they challenge what's normal, and they push the human race forward. Sometimes with loud revolutions, sometimes with quiet persistence that changes everything over time. They see possibility where others see limits. They dare to dream out loud when the world tells them to be silent. They take risks, they stumble, they rise again, and they keep going. Not because it's easy, but because they can't imagine doing anything else. These are the ones who remind us that every great leap forward was once considered impossible. So here's to them the ones who won't sit down, won't be quiet, and won't stop until the world is different, because they're the reason it will be.

The Kingdom Of God Is Within

Your Body As The True Temple

Symbolism And Discernment In Scripture

Stillness Versus A Noisy Culture

Romans 10:9 And Heart Belief

Overstimulation And The Cost To Your Soul

A Prayer For Spiritual Awakening

Final Thoughts And Share Request

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Speaking of uh getting too much in our head, we're gonna be in the books of Romans and Colossians, specific uh chapter and verse Romans 10 9 and Colossians 1.27. Um, because really, if you look at our generation, if you look at society as a whole, there's a deep, deep, deep hunger for something more. Um and there's a thirst to consume, and there's like a battle between the two, right? I mean, people are exhausted with shallow religion, um, pagan worship, endless distractions, um spirituality performance, if you will, performance, spirituality. I mean, people are just exhausted and tired of uh tired of systems that promise fulfillment, but it's an empty fulfillment. It leaves your soul empty. It's nothing but consumption. You know, I feel like people are searching for something real. Maybe that's just me, but and you know, maybe I'd ponder this. This is the stuff that keeps me awake at night. You know, maybe one of the most under misunderstood truths in the Bible or scripture scripture is the fact that the kingdom is external, you know, like a physical thing. When honestly, symbolically, and if you look at nature and the way everything goes back to source, and everything lives in harmony, I mean, I think it begins internally, not externally. I don't I think the kingdom of God is, you know, we are made in the image of God, right? In in Colossians 1.27, it says Christ in you, the hope of glory. It doesn't say Christ around you, it doesn't say Christ in a building, it doesn't say Christ in a ritual, but in you, like within. Christ within. And then Paul says in Romans 10 9, believe in your heart. So again, he's saying you'll be saved, but you have to believe in your heart. Like he's pointing inward again, right? Because that transformation begins in the deepest part of someone, it doesn't begin physically, you know, and and and sure, throughout history, many, many people have explored symbolic and mystical interpretations of scripture, like connections between the body, consciousness, spiritual awakening, biblical imagery, that sort of thing. But some of these ideas are metaphorically, some are speculative, and some are not really supported by mainstream theology or mainstream science. But the fact is, and something you cannot deny, is God designed human beings as deeply spiritual creatures. And when you disrupt that, we can tell. And the scripture consistently points towards inward transformation, not outward transformation. There might come an outward transformation, but that's not what they're talking about. Renewal of the mind, awakening to God's presence. You see, it becomes dangerous when faith becomes external and only external. Like external performance, external religion, external identity, external appearances. When we start focusing that, you know, I I've been reading these different hidden scriptures, supposed in the Ethiopian Bible, some different versions. I've just been looking at them, and um in the Gospel of Mary, it he says don't look left or right. I'm not in any of those places like search yourself. And I think he tells Mary that where your heart is is where your treasure is. You know? And those are deeply, deeply inward. I mean, think about it. You can attend the church, you can look the part, you can play the part, you can be on the worship team, but you can still, your soul can be still asleep and you can be very worldly, right? I mean, we see it all the time. And when we talk about temples, even though the Old Testament temples, they're real, but the temples was never meant to be a building. Remember, Jesus said, tear this temple down and I will build it up and I will raise it up in three days. And they laughed at him. But if you look at Scripture, Scripture repeatedly points to the body that is as sacred. Like, and if you look at all the symbolic, elite, symbolic, I mean, the one eye, and the you know, you can get into all the mysticism stuff and the um the one eye and the sacrum, and you know, there's a lot of different things that I could read to you and tell you about, but we're gonna keep it a little more biblical, this podcast. But Paul says in 1 Corinthians 6 19, it says, Do you know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit? You see that verse right there changes it. Because in olden days, in the in the Old Testament, the temple is where heaven and earth met. Remember? The temple is where God dwelt. So if the spirit is in believers, then faith is not merely about external structures, and this changes the whole game of controlled religion. It's not about that. You don't need a mediator, you don't need a priest, you don't need a temple, you don't need a physical structure. Because it's about internal transformation. You see, for centuries, we as humanity have been focused on outward. Is it because of a control system that has been in place and institutionalized? Because think about it: institutions, politics, systems, material success, image, status, performance, control. It's all means of control. But Yeshua consistently redirected people inward. He said in Luke 17, 21, the kingdom of God is within you. That does not mean humanity becomes God. It means the presence and reign of God begin transforming inside a person. And it goes from the inside out, not from the outside in. You don't get it from going to church, you don't get it from watching a preacher, you don't get it from going to see a priest. It starts within your heart. Love like Jesus, love like Yeshua, God's love. But you see, that threatens the entire system that's built on dependence and control. It's the same system that says I can't sit here and tell you these things because I don't have a theology degree. It's the same system that says I can't think differently, I can't live differently, I can't question deception, I can't question or reject bondage. Because that's what transformed people do. I'm a firm believer that. I'm a fact walking around. Not only do I think differently, not only have I started living differently, not only do I question deception, and I have for a long time, I reject bondage and I am I stop looking to the world for fulfillment. In fact, I'm reading more to find meeting. I have questions. Maybe that's why I feel broken. I want to know more. I mean, look at the symbols, look at consciousness, look at spiritual awakening, I mean, look at history, look at all the ancient cultures and how symbols are used to communicate. And those symbols communicate spiritual truths. The Bible itself is full of symbolism: light, darkness, water, fire, trees, gardens, bread, wine, serpents, crowns, death, resurrection. The Bible actually speaks in layers: history, spiritual layers, poetic layers, prophetic layers, and symbolic layers. Many different layers. That's why people have a hard time understanding it. Because some people may interpret something somebody doesn't. Some people interpret certain biblical symbols through the lens of anatomy, consciousness, inner spiritual transformation, like what I'm talking about. But it's a fine line because we gotta be careful not to force speculation into solid scripture as truth. So I have questions, and it's okay to have questions. The symbolism helps us reflect on deeper spiritual realities. That's why I say use discernment. And give you an example: the tree of life can remind us of spiritual connection to God. Take the resurrection of Christ. He defeated death. He defeated sin. He conquered. That's a new life, that's renewed consciousness. I know a lot of the hidden scriptures that I've been reading, there's a lot of stuff that was hidden. And if it's true, it changes the game. I know that. But there's that if, and we have to use discernment. But one thing's for sure, the light of Christ, the city on the hill, all those represent the soul awakening to God's truth, which is the central biblical truth. And it's not secret biology. It's the transformation through the Spirit of God. And that is undeniable. But one thing else that's undeniable is this modern society, whether it's programmed, whether it's by design, whatever the case may be, it constantly pulls your attention away from that inward peace and that inward spiritual awareness. Constant overstimulization, constant distraction, constant exhaustion, all for consummation. All we consume, like we are not at peace. I mean, think about something. Most people cannot sit in silence for five minutes without reaching for a TV remote, a phone, a screen, an iPad, some kind of form of entertainment, some kind of form of noise, validation, pure stimulation, right? But yet Scripture says specifically to be still and know that I am God. You want to know why? Because stillness terrifies a distracted culture because stillness exposes what noise has been hiding. And you know the funny thing is, is growing up, I was always told the idle mind or the still mind is a devil's playground. I wonder why that is. Because up is down, because they've inverted society, because they want you to think that busy is better. Look at back at Romans 10 verse 9. Let's talk about that inner transformation. If you confess with your mouth the Lord Yeshua and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. Notice the balance here. If you confess it outwardly, if you speak it, if you spell it, if you manifest it. That's one thing, one part. But, but you can't do that without believing it inward. Because real transformation begins in the heart. And when we're talking about the Bible and we're talking about biblical, the heart means the inner person, the will, the deepest self. Salvation is not merely an intellectual agreement, it is an awakening to the reality of the Almighty God. It is the connection to source. And when Paul says Yeshua is Lord, when he says Yeshua is Lord, when you believe, when you confess with your mouth Yeshua is Lord, he's confronting every false master of this world. Ego, pride, greed, addiction, lust. Materialism, false evidence appearing real, which is fear, systems of control, the things that keep us vibrating at a lower density level, where we cannot perform as children of God, where all we do is consume. When we should be serving, when we should be loving, when we should be acting as Christ who is in us. That is why the Scripture constantly talks about renewing the mind, dying to the flesh, transformation, awakening, becoming a new creation. The resurrection is not merely just some event to admire from a historical level. It is symbolic to the pattern of life that you should live spiritually. Death to the old self, the one who manifests sin. Rising into the new life who manifests love, who manifests Christ, who manifests new beginnings, new life, the sun, moving from darkness to light. Because if you're being honest, let's look at modern life. If we're being one hundred percent honest, let's look at modern life. People are overstimulated, people are overdrugged, chemically overwhelmed in the name of pharmacia, big pharma. The Antichrist. Did I say that? On my podcast? Man. People are emotionally exhausted, people are spiritually disconnected, people are addicted to distraction. We lived in a loop of advertising for consumption. And we consume. And the things we consumed are ritualistically poison, not only to our body, but to our mind. And if you don't believe that to be a fact, you can look that stuff up too. You see, constant noise damages your attention. Fear damages your peace. Addiction damages your clarity. And here's a big one: Hatred damages your soul. You see, many people feel spiritually empty not because God abandoned them, but because they have lost connection to God. They've lost that inner peace, that stillness, that reflection. They were not disciplined. They need better inner awareness. And Scripture warns about this and has warned about this through the dawn of time. Not through conspiracy theories, not through fear, but through wisdom. You see, the Bible repeatedly teaches self-control. The Bible repeatedly teaches sobriety, purity, stewardship of the body, the temple, renewing of the mind, guarding the heart, and resisting desires that are destructive. Because what we actually consume not only shapes us physically, it shapes us mentally, which shapes us emotionally, which eventually will shape us spiritually in the long run. And a distracted population rarely ask questions. Questions like, who am I? Why am I here? What is the actual truth? What is God calling me to become? Questions that I actually ask. Questions that I like to think awakened people begin to ask. If you look at Colossians chapter one, verse twenty-seven, it says, Christ in you, the hope of glory. That kind of centers, I mean, that's that's the center of everything, right? It's not real secret knowledge, it's not elitism, it's not fear. Christ in you. The spirit actually transforming your thinking, your desires, your character, your awareness, your life. You see, the temple, the body, matters. The mind matters. The soul matters. But the greatest awakening of all is not some kind of hidden symbolism. It's be it's becoming fully aware and fully alive in God. Something that we all have the hardest problem doing, if we're being honest, with each other. Because the kingdom begins within. But it doesn't, it's not supposed to stay hidden within. It's not supposed to be hidden. There's a parable for that too, but we'll talk about that later. It's not supposed to be hidden under a rock. Because the transformation's supposed to change how you love, how you forgive, how you create, how you speak, how you actually live and walk through the world. Salt. Light. You see, this world constantly trains people to look outward for salvation. Money, politics, pleasure, status, technology, institutions. But if you really, really, really look at scripture, it points inward first. It doesn't point, we're not talking self-worship, but we're talking total surrender to God's transforming presence. You see, guys, the temple was near it's it's not stone. We're not talking about a physical matter. The kingdom wasn't external. Faith wasn't meant to be mechanical. That's a lower level density. It's always been a lot deeper than that. Christ in you, the hope of glory. Think about that. Think about that. Food for thought. Let's go to the Lord in prayer. Dear Heavenly Father, we uh come to you today. Lord, we please just awaken us spiritually. Quiet the noise around us and help us to awaken spiritually, Lord. Teach us to take care of our bodies, our minds, and love our spirits with wisdom and most of all humility, Lord. Help us not to live distracted. Help us not to be numb. Help us not to be disconnected from your presence, the actual source of life. Love. We claim these things today, Lord. We claim the blessings of all these things today. In Christ's name, Yeshua. Amen and hallelujah. Well, guys, thank you for tuning in. Hope it wasn't a little too deep for you. Hope you got a little something out of it. And guys, if you like what you heard, please share. Please share. I love you guys. God loves you guys. And if you do not have a relationship with Christ, you better get right. Word.