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The church lives in the midst of history as a sign, instrument and foretaste of the reign of God.
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The church is described as existing within ordinary human history while pointing beyond it. As a “sign,” it represents God’s reign; as an “instrument,” it serves as a means through which that reign is expressed; and as a “foretaste,” it offers people an early experience of what that reign is understood to be like.
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