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  1. www.learnreligions.com › what-is-the-church-700486Church Definition and Meaning in the New Testament

    Apr 8, 2019 · The local church is defined as a local assembly of believers or a congregation that meets together physically for worship, fellowship, teaching, prayer and encouragement in the faith (Hebrews 10:25). At the local church level, we can live in relationship with other believers—we break bread together (Holy Communion), we pray for each other ...

  2. www.thegospelcoalition.org › essay › origThe Origin and Nature of the Church - The Gospel Coalition

    The church is the temple of the Spirit (1 Cor. 6:19–20; 2 Cor. 6:16; Eph. 2:19–22), people who are saints and indwelt by the Spirit. The church is the new humanity (Eph. 2:15; 4:13, 24), people who are reconciled to God. The church is the family of God (Rom. 8:15, 17; Gal. 4:4–5; 1 John 3:1), people who know God as Father and each other ...

  3. www.biblestudytools.com › bible-study › topicalWhat is the Church? It's Role & Purpose According to the Bible

    Oct 22, 2019 · “Church” is the translation of the Greek term ekklesia, and is used in the New Testament to identify the community of believers in Jesus Christ. It literally means “assembly,” “congregation,” or “meeting.” It is worth mentioning that in the New Testament, no synagogue, temple, chapel, tabernacle, building or any other meeting place was ever called a “church.” The term always referred to the Christian assembly and, in the New Testament, it was used for both the local ...

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  5. www.gotquestions.org › when-did-the-church-beginWhen did the church begin/start? | GotQuestions.org

    Jan 4, 2022 · Answer. The church began on the Day of Pentecost, fifty days after the Passover when Jesus died and rose again. The word translated “church” comes from two Greek words that together mean “called out from the world for God.”. The word is used throughout the Bible to refer to all those who have been born again (John 3:3) through faith in ...

  6. bible.org › seriespage › 8-ecclesiology-church8. Ecclesiology: The Church | Bible.org

    • The Nature of the Church. There is a great need today to understand the essential nature of the church from what Scripture teaches and not firstly from the role some claim she ought to play in society.
    • Metaphorical Expressions in Reference to the Church. The NT writers refer to the church using several rich metaphors. First, in 1 Corinthians 12:12-27 she is corporately referred to as the body of Christ, and in Ephesians 1:22-23 she is the body and Christ is the head.
    • The Church and the Kingdom of God. Another question that must be dealt with in determining the precise nature of the church is her relationship to the kingdom of God.
    • The Church and Israel. There are many covenant-amillennial theologians who argue that the church has replaced national Israel in God’s plan of blessing and has herself inherited the promises to Israel, thus becoming the new Israel.

  7. www.gotquestions.org › what-is-the-churchWhat is the church? | GotQuestions.org

    Mar 23, 2022 · The word “church” is a translation of the Greek word ekklesia, which is defined as “an assembly” or “called-out ones.”. The root meaning of church is not that of a building, but of people. It is ironic that when you ask people what church they attend, they usually identify a building. Romans 16:5 says, “Greet the church that is in ...

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  9. thebible.net › introchurch › ch2The Church Was Founded By Jesus And On Him - TheBible.net

    The church Christ established and which is founded on him was started in the city of Jerusalem on the first day of Pentecost following the resurrection of Christ (Acts 2). The prophets had long predicted the coming kingdom of the Messiah (Isaiah 2:2-4); Daniel 2:44). This kingdom was not a physical kingdom but a spiritual one (John 18:36) and ...