does the word church mean to you? the Greek word Ecclesia means church and refers to a collective body of believers and do you agree we couldnt have a church until it was purchased by the blood of Jesus
2007-06-30 10:23:25 · 8 answers · asked by loveChrist 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Purchased and the promise of life given to us... The indwelling of the believer by God Himself in the person of the Holy Spirit... You sound like a true sister in Christ. Jim
2007-06-30 10:52:53 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
The church is the body of believers and followers of Jesus Christ. We absolutely could not have the church if it was not for the ultimate sacrifice that Jesus made.
2007-06-30 17:37:35 · answer #2 · answered by Sha Sha 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The church is not a building but is described in Scripture as pertaining the body of Christ (Christian believers). I suppose that does dictate, then, that we couldn't have it until the path was opened for us to become members of Christ's body--through His atoning work.
It is interesting to note that the word does not appear in the OT, rather, the meeting place was called the tabernacle, and later, the temple.
And what do you make of the fact that Mormons still call their meeting places "temples", JW's call theirs "kingdom halls", Freemasons have "lodges", etc., etc. ? Only mainstream Christianity still calls their worship place a "church", I think that is telling.
2007-06-30 17:31:35 · answer #3 · answered by Simon Peter 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The Church is the congregation formed around the bishop according to St. Ignatius who was the disciple of St. Peter and St. John.
In Christ
Fr. Joseph
2007-06-30 17:39:14 · answer #4 · answered by cristoiglesia 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wow. Makes you wonder then, why those who crucified Jesus have been so reviled by Christianity when it was their act that established the church in the first place..
2007-06-30 17:28:52 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Under this definition (which is accurate) you could have many churches. But what would the body of the church believe in? It could be anything....................
Christ did not buy the church for us, He bought our salvation. It is our acceptance of this, that the church is established on.
Without His sacrifice our church would be meaningless, but we could still have one..........
2007-06-30 17:43:57 · answer #6 · answered by †LifeOnLoan† 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes, the church is the body of believers :)
2007-06-30 17:30:05 · answer #7 · answered by FarmerCec 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
the people. the friends. the team
2007-06-30 17:26:21 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋