Jesus journeyed from one town and village to another,
preaching and proclaiming the good news of the Kingdom of God.
The world's kingdoms have not delivered on their promises of earthly paradise. Jesus speaks of a different kind of kingdom. It is outside of the laws of entropy and decay that afflict us here. Its dawning becomes manifests in people being "cured of evil spirits and infirmities".
The nature of the kingdom is why Paul can say with all assurance.
Whoever teaches something different
and does not agree with the sound words of our Lord Jesus Christ
and the religious teaching
is conceited, understanding nothing,
and has a morbid disposition for arguments and verbal disputes.
The kingdom of God is not a matter of empty words but of the Spirit and power (cf. 1 Cor 2:4). Being argumentative and prideful about words or ideas is completely beside the point. This kind of attitude results in all sorts of divisions. It misses the point of the kingdom and can even try to use religion for selfish reasons.
Paul tells us that the true profit of religion is to be content and not to get caught up in all of that.
But you, man of God, avoid all this.
Instead, pursue righteousness, devotion,
faith, love, patience, and gentleness.
We will thereby avoid the traps of the world and enjoy the peace that the psalmist describes.
Why should I fear in evil days
when my wicked ensnarers ring me round?
They trust in their wealth;
the abundance of their riches is their boast.
He won't be so foolish as to trust in himself for the salvation that only can come from God.
Yet in no way can a man redeem himself,
or pay his own ransom to God;
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