So, what is the Church ?

paul · Postby **paul** » August 1st, 2009, 6:48 am

Generally the response is that it is the people, you and I, the believer that makes up the church. But what does that really mean ? I am curioous as to your thoughts.

Here are mine in a nut shell.

1. It is God's Family Eph 2:19 1Tim 3:15 2 Cor 6:18
2. It is God's Temple 1 Cor 6:19
3. It is Christ Body 1 Cor 12:11 Eph 2:16

Homegenous churches lie totally outside Paul's frame of reference, it is made up of both Jew and Gentile..which was Paul's reference to "behold all things becme new." It is full of diversity but all by the same Spirit.

What say ye ?

dawgs10 · Postby **dawgs10** » August 1st, 2009, 10:08 am

the bride of Christ!!!

paul · Postby **paul** » August 1st, 2009, 10:49 am

dawgs10 wrote:the bride of Christ!!!

That is "Who" she is. My question is " What is She & How does she look"

dawgs10 · Postby **dawgs10** » August 1st, 2009, 11:45 am

paul wrote:
dawgs10 wrote:the bride of Christ!!!

That is "Who" she is. My question is " What is She & How does she look"

she is the body that the Holy Ghost works tru on earth. in other words she is a bodly extension of God himself. hopefully she looks like a life boat in a flood!!

RamboPreacher · Postby **RamboPreacher** » August 1st, 2009, 1:25 pm

the visible church is a super set including the invisible church=the body of Christ=Christians=body of Christ.

JohnDB · Postby **JohnDB** » August 1st, 2009, 4:42 pm

Sorry Paul...but I am gonna cross swords with you on this one.

The "ecclesia" is only mentioned one time in the New Testament. I will grant you that it was Jesus who said it...

BUT

Jesus spoke a lot more about the Kingdom of God/Kingdom of Heaven a whole lot more. I think that is more in line with the thoughts of Jesus than anything...

Saying it this way leaves out all of those man-made divisions called denominations...as if we were numerable in some capacity. And the Bible is clear that we are uncountable.

Jude 2