The kingdom is the dynamic rule or reign of God. The church is the community of the kingdom, but the kingdom is never identified as the church. The kingdom is God’s rule; the church is God’s people. The church is the community of the kingdom, not the kingdom itself. The church and the kingdom are inseparably linked, but they are not the same. The action of the kingdom creates the church, but the church does not produce the kingdom. Without the kingdom there is no church, and without the church there