What does the word “church” mean and how is it used in the New Testament?
Category: Church
The responsibility to teach and preach in the first century church was shared by the brothers in each congregation.
There are many different Christian denominations who teach many different things about the Christian faith. What unites the church into a single body?
Pastors, elders, bishops, overseers, shepherds, presbytery, elderships all refer to the same position in the church.
The foundation of the church is made up of three parts. The most important part is Jesus, the cornerstone of the church.
The germ of any great idea, machination or agenda is necessity; without a need the scheme is frivolous and the greater the need, the more highly esteemed the solution to the need is. Mickey Mantle was a hero of sorts in his day and he satisfied millions of peoples’ entertainment ‘needs’, but Dr. Jonas Salk was THE hero of the day and Mantle’s flame was very dim to the blaze of Salk’s stardom. The reason is simple: people valued the polio vaccine even more than they did Mantle’s baseball exploits.
Not too many years ago, while walking through a college campus, I saw a group of individuals holding up placards encouraging individuals to, “Love Christ, not the Church.” The church is seen as unforgiving, unloving, and un-Christlike. Scandals reverberate through various organizations claiming to be the church. Venomous words of hatred spew out of those claiming to speak in the name of Christ. It is understandable why many would be skeptical of those who claim to be the church. Consider a few passages of scripture which detail God’s design for the church, God’s feelings towards the church, and our responsibilities to the church.