...Much confusion exists today about the Biblical Word church...In
Scripture, the word church means “called-out ones...”" (J Fredericksen)
1) The "church in the wilderness":
"...The context [vs. 35-51] clearly identifies the nation of Israel in
the Old Testament as being this “church in the wilderness...”" (JF)
2) The [earthly] "kingdom church of Israel":
"“...Upon this rock I will build My church” (Matt. 16:18). The immediate
and long-range context of this verse gives us key information that helps
us identify who this church is..." (JF)
3) The [Heavenly] "Church Which Is HIS Body" = "The Body Of Christ!":
"...The Apostle Paul referred to a new group of believers over which The
LORD Jesus Christ is “the Head” and it is called “The Church, Which Is
His Body” (Eph. 1:22-23; Col. 1:16-18), or The Body of Christ. This is
The Distinctively Different Church that exists today..."
(J Fredericksen)
FULL study: Three Churches In Scripture
GRACE And Peace...
Scripture, the word church means “called-out ones...”" (J Fredericksen)
1) The "church in the wilderness":
Acts 7:38 "This is he, that was in the church in the wilderness
with the angel which spake to him in the mount Sina, and with
our fathers: who received the lively oracles to give unto us:"
with the angel which spake to him in the mount Sina, and with
our fathers: who received the lively oracles to give unto us:"
"...The context [vs. 35-51] clearly identifies the nation of Israel in
the Old Testament as being this “church in the wilderness...”" (JF)
2) The [earthly] "kingdom church of Israel":
"“...Upon this rock I will build My church” (Matt. 16:18). The immediate
and long-range context of this verse gives us key information that helps
us identify who this church is..." (JF)
3) The [Heavenly] "Church Which Is HIS Body" = "The Body Of Christ!":
"And Hath Put all things under His Feet, and Gave Him To Be
The Head over all things to The Church, Which Is His Body,
The Fulness Of Him That Filleth all in all."
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"For By Him Were all things Created, that are in heaven, and
that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones,
or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things Were Created
By Him, and for Him:
And He Is Before all things, and By Him all things Consist. And
He Is The Head Of The Body, The Church: Who Is The
Beginning, The Firstborn from the dead; that in all things
He Might Have The Preeminence."
The Head over all things to The Church, Which Is His Body,
The Fulness Of Him That Filleth all in all."
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"For By Him Were all things Created, that are in heaven, and
that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones,
or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things Were Created
By Him, and for Him:
And He Is Before all things, and By Him all things Consist. And
He Is The Head Of The Body, The Church: Who Is The
Beginning, The Firstborn from the dead; that in all things
He Might Have The Preeminence."
"...The Apostle Paul referred to a new group of believers over which The
LORD Jesus Christ is “the Head” and it is called “The Church, Which Is
His Body” (Eph. 1:22-23; Col. 1:16-18), or The Body of Christ. This is
The Distinctively Different Church that exists today..."
(J Fredericksen)
FULL study: Three Churches In Scripture
GRACE And Peace...
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