Originally posted by AThousandYoungJust a building with a cross on it.....The word church in the bible simply means a group "called out"...
Then what's that building down the street with the cross on it and the priest inside?
1577 ekklesia (ek-klay-see'-ah);
a calling out, i.e. (concretely) a popular meeting, especially a religious congregation (Jewish synagogue, or Christian community of members on earth or saints in heaven or both):
KJV-- assembly, church.
The "church" the bible refers to, are the people, not a building...
By proper definition, a group of people going bowling can be called a "church".
Originally posted by jaywillyou need too lighten the burden you carry. And my heart is were christ lives not a building.
The church is the most exciting thing I have ever experienced.
The church is not a building on the corner. She is a community of people within whom the Spirit of God lives. And she is coordinating and cooperating with Christ to end this age and usher in the kingdom of Christ and of God.
The church is a farm on which God is growing Jesus within peop ...[text shortened]... ree of the book of Ephesians and let God give you a revelation of how wonderful His church is.