What Is the Kingdom of God?

For anyone who has been a Christian for even a small amount of the time the question “What is the kingdom of God?” may seem strange. Christians talk about the kingdom all the time: we engage in “kingdom activities” and “kingdom building;” we try to focus our lives on the kingdom and pray that God’s kingdom would come; in short, “kingdom” is probably one of the most commonly used words in the vocabulary of believers.

But if you were asked to define what the kingdom of God is, could you do it? In one sentence could you tell a co-worker or neighbor what Christians mean when they talk about “the kingdom”?

Despite how much we talk about the kingdom, perhaps actually defining it is a bit harder than we initially think. In a short series of posts we are going to exam the biblical teaching on the kingdom of God to see what it is and what our place is in it. Keep reading