The Kingdom of God was the favorit theme in th4e preaching of Jesus, but the full scope of its meaning and implications has been the subject of much discussion. Pn the mosgt basic level, we may say kingdo of God is present wherever the king is to be found. Jesus is present by his Spirit both in the chuch and in. the world. Some have entirely identified the kingdom with the churh, biut although the churc h is certainly included in and representative of the kingdom most th4eologians would
