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Question 5

Jesus’ warning is quoted: the kingdom would be taken and given “to a nation bringing forth the fruits of it,” and the lesson asserts, “By the time Paul wrote Romans, that day had come”; what “fruits of the kingdom” would actually prove (or disprove) that a community is the Israel of God rather than merely religious “Israel after the flesh”?

Another way to ask: Jesus said the kingdom would be given to people who produce its fruits, and the lesson says this had happened by Paul’s time. What “fruits of the kingdom” would show a community is really the Israel of God and not just “Israel after the flesh”?

Direct Answer Based on the transcript, the “fruits of the kingdom” would be inward heart-circumcision expressed in a “good life,” faith in Christ, and the “putting off” of sinful fleshly living—rather than relying on outward badges. A community is disproven as “Israel of God” if it boasts in outward markers while remaining disobedient and uncircumcised in heart.

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Jesus’ prophecy is cited: the kingdom given to a nation “bringing forth the fruits of it,” and the lesson concludes: “By the time Paul wrote Romans, that day had come.”
The receiving “nation” is defined as “the Israel of God, the people bearing the fruits of the kingdom.”
The moral shape is emphasized: “the need for a good life is everywhere demonstrated.”
The core inward mark is stated repeatedly: “circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit,” and only this “carries any weight with God.”
Colossians defines the concrete fruit: “putting off the body of the sins of the flesh.”
Disproof is also described: “The Jew who disobeys… remains uncircumcised in the heart… his circumcision is pointless.”

Discussion Follow-ups What kinds of “outward things” might allow a church to look faithful while lacking kingdom fruit? How could a congregation measure “good life” without sliding into mere performance?

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