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Ecclesiology (Church)
The Universal Church and the Local Church: Are They the Same Thing?
ByRev. Ian M. Thomas April 20, 2026August 8, 2026
Reading Time: 5 minutesQuestion 09086 The relationship between the universal church and the local congregation is one of those doctrines that quietly determines how people live. Get it wrong in one direction and you end up with a Christian who belongs to everything in general and nothing in particular. Get it wrong in the other and you end…
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Ecclesiology (Church)
What is the Church?
ByRev. Ian M. Thomas April 20, 2026July 23, 2026
Reading Time: 4 minutesQuestion 09002 The word “church” is one of the most familiar in the Christian vocabulary, yet it is also one of the most misunderstood. In popular usage it refers to a building, a denomination, or a vague spiritual community. The New Testament has something far more precise in mind. Understanding what the church actually is,…
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The Universal Church and the Local Church: Are They the Same Thing?