2009-10-01T22:24:35-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/take+it+by+force/ http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%2011:12&version=NIV 2009-10-01T22:24:35-05:00 Jesus says in Matthew that since the days of John the Baptist people have been using force to try to gain control of the Kingdom of God. All the while the kingdom has been forcefully advancing itself.