The kingdom defined

Graham Goldsworthy (Gospel and Kingdom, 47) has defined the kingdom of God as:

(a) God’s people
(b) in God’s place
(c) under God’s rule

Examples:

(a) Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden
(b) The descendents of the patriarchs in the promised land
(c) The Israelites in the united kingdom of David and Solomon

Along similar lines, we may say that the kingdom of God (or similar expression) is God’s kingly rule manifested in the lives of his people, Lk 17:21, effecting their salvation, Mar 10:28-29. …