The Church
What is a church to you?
When you think about a church, perhaps you think about a building. But, did you know that a church is not a building?
The Bible teaches that a church is an assembly of people who serve Jesus Christ and His Father.
The church is a group of people.
To serve Jesus Christ and His Father does not require that you meet in a physical building. The Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance number for the definition of a church helps to support this concept. In the Greek, the reference is #1577. The church can be referred to as the “body” of Christ because he is the “head” of the church, and the members make up the whole “body”.
Study 09: The Church
Acts 17:22-28
Paul tells us that Almighty God does not dwell in temples made by human hands. He confirms that we must not worship God in ignorance, as some did, because God is the one who gives us life and breath and all things. As verse 28 says, “in Him we live and move and exist.”
Acts 7:44-50
The Most High God does not dwell in temples made with human hands. The Israelites originally had a temporary tabernacle, and King Solomon built a new temple, both of which were a place for making sacrifices to God under the Mosaic Law, and for people to come to worship. Today, we are to worship Almighty God in spirit and truth through faith as John 4:24 says.
Matthew 18:20
When two or three, or more, people gather in the name of Jesus Christ, He is among them through the power of the Holy Spirit as they work to learn and understand the teachings of God and His son, Jesus Christ, and make wise decisions as church members.
1 Corinthians 16:13-21
Laborers in the churches included Aquila and Prisca. The Concordance definition for Greek # 1577 also includes: a calling or a calling out, such as a popular meeting of a religious congregation or a community of members on earth, or saints in heaven, or both; and an assembly.
Colossians 4:7-18
A church can also be referred to as an assembly of people. Paul sent his letters to the churches, and these verses describe laborers in the churches and the church that was in Nympha’s house.
Ephesians 5:25-27
Jesus loved the church and gave himself for it. The church is comprised of the people who are His followers, and as his followers, we must be clean and holy and blameless.
1 Corinthians 12:1-31
Scripturally, there is One Spirit, One Body, and One Church. The church is made up of many members. These verses confirm that, every part of the body is necessary, and that each member has their own distinct gifts that make the complete body. This body is the church.
Hebrews 10:24-25
We serve Jesus Christ and His Father by assembling ourselves together. It is important to gather together even more as we draw near to the second coming of the Son of God.
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