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What is Church?
Jesus said, “… on this rock I will build my churchmy church and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.” Matthew 16: 18
What is Church?
“In Greek circles of Jesus’ day it (the word church) indicated the assembly of free, voting citizens in a city.” Concordia Study Bible
What is Church?
“In the Septuagint (Greek version of the Old Testament) “church” is used for the congregation of Israel.” Concordia Study Bible
What is Church?
Jesus said, “… on this rock I will build my churchmy church and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.” Matthew 16: 18
“Certainly the Church has not been built upon the authority of a man. Rather, it has been built upon the ministry of the confession Peter made, in which he proclaims that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God.”
Treatise on the Power and the Primacy of the Pope
What is Church?
“Just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function… Romans 12: 4
What is Church?
“so in Christ we who are many form one body, and each member belongs to all the others.”
Romans 12: 5
• God Created• Unstoppable (even by hell)
What is Church?
• The Body of Christ• People in Christ belonging to each other