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Question 70: What is the Church?
The Church is the communion of the saints, all of those in every age who have been united to Christ in faith and draw their life from Him and who are therefore spiritually united with one another now and in eternity.
John 10:16; Hebrews 12:22-24
Question 70: What is the Church?
The Church is God’s Temple, where He dwells by His Spirit as His people gather to worship and live in holiness and unity.
1 Corinthians 3:16-17 NIV2011
Question 70: What is the Church?
The Church is the Body of Christ, in which believers are united with one another and with Jesus Christ, their Head and source of life.
1 Corinthians 12:12–13
Question 69: Does God call you to live the Christian life by yourself?
The Church is the community of those who have personally responded to the Gospel, gather for worship, and care for one another.
Acts 2:36-47
The Church is the beautiful community of those blessed by the Trinity and sent forth to spread the blessing of God throughout the earth.
John 20:21–23
The Church is the community of blessing, where those who are in Christ and walking in unity receive every spiritual blessing promised by God.
Ephesians 1:3-14
To express the love of the Trinity, the Church must be a beautiful community where the forgiveness offered in the Gospel is celebrated, received, and given.
Ephesians 4:29–5:2
If the Church is to be a beautiful community of unity and diversity, we must walk in humility, being willing to sacrifice our own rights in order to serve our brothers and sisters.
Philippians2:1-11
All humans are descended from Adam and are the image of God, but there God has reconciled us to Himself and one another through the work of Jesus on the cross, creating the Church as the beautiful community of reconciliation in which He lives by His Spirit.
Ephesians 2:11-12
Jesus is the Root of Jesse, Who sustains and nourishes God’s people through every season of life, restoring them to God’s favor and producing fruit in them and throughout the earth.
Isaiah 11:1, 10-12
Sin alienated us from God and one another, but Christ’s blood has purchased our unity with God and one another.
Ephesians 2:11-22
Disciples use their spiritual gifts and look for ways to serve in the local church.
1 Peter 4:10-11
Despite all his failures, David was a true worshipper of God and wanted to see God’s house built for the glory of God and to draw people to Yahweh.
1 Chronicles 29 (1 Chronicles 29:10-22)
The promise of an eternal kingdom is fulfilled in Jesus Christ, David’s Son, who builds God house the church and rules over the kingdom forever.
2 Samuel 7:11-16
Every human sins and fails to live up to God’s righteous standards, but the Gospel offers forgiveness to those who confront this fact and openly confess and repent of sin.
Matthew 23:1-13
We are living stones being built into a spiritual house where we can access God directly, shine light in a dark world, and be empowered to serve and love even in the midst of the world’s rejection thanks to God’s grace.
1 Peter 2:4-10
We are seeking to build a church that is centered on the Person and work of Jesus Christ, the Risen, exalted God-Man who has Redeemed us.
1 Peter 2:4-10
We are seeking to build a church whose life, ministry and mission are built upon the firm foundation of God’s Word, the Bible.
1 Peter 2:4-10
The church is to be a community overflowing with love, growing in holiness, as it waits for the return of Jesus.
1 Thessalonians 3:11-13
Holy ministry flows from proper motives, is conducted in a Christlike manner, and endures difficulty until the Gospel bears fruit.
1 Thessalonians 2:1-12
The church is a holy people who have been chosen by God, given a mission, and are sustained and inspired by our hope in the return of Jesus Christ.
1 Thessalonians 1:4-10
God has given us a wonderful gift in fellowship with other believers, and we should not neglect this habit of grace.
Hebrews 10:24-25
The church is empowered by the Spirit for our mission of testifying to Jesus and the Gospel, both locally and around the world.
Acts 1:8
Those who have been reconciled to God by Christ are called to a life of community to help them hold unswervingly to the faith in this fallen world.
Hebrews 10:19-25
Christians should pray and work to walk in visible unity, both with the local and the universal church.
John 17:20-23