All through the Bible people that are assembled together are called a church. It is an assembly of people.
I, personally , do not think of it as a man ran, man organized, group that has put a name on their group such as Baptist, or any other name. The church of His body, the assembly of the children of God in Christ, has no physical place. The head of it is in Heaven, not on this earth.
What I see is a Church, an assembly, that is a "Spiritual Church" (spiritual house 1 Peter 2:4 5) (Mark 14:58) (Acts 17:23 25) (2 Cor. 5:1) (Heb 9:11 and 24) made up of Christians. Since it consists of 'born again Christians' (see above) the true Church is as Jesus described a born again Christian in John 3:8.
I, personally , do not think of it as a man ran, man organized, group that has put a name on their group such as Baptist, or any other name. The church of His body, the assembly of the children of God in Christ, has no physical place. The head of it is in Heaven, not on this earth.
What I see is a Church, an assembly, that is a "Spiritual Church" (spiritual house 1 Peter 2:4 5) (Mark 14:58) (Acts 17:23 25) (2 Cor. 5:1) (Heb 9:11 and 24) made up of Christians. Since it consists of 'born again Christians' (see above) the true Church is as Jesus described a born again Christian in John 3:8.