Greek Church as εκκλησία (voice: Ai Keli West, ekklesia), formed by two words: ek, meaning out, kaleo, Italy called. These two words together, which means the congregation called out, or who will be called to _set_. The first record in the Bible, Jesus Christ had this to say: "I tell you, you are Peter, I want to build my church on this rock; gates of hell shall not prevail against it (" Matthew 16:18 ")" He used the term to refer to a group of people who belong to him. The Bible that Jesus is the head of the church, that leader; Church is the Body of Christ, that is called Christian. The so-called church, is not used to describe religious organizations or groups of words, but not mean "church." Some Christians (such as local church) that the word church than the church closer to the original meaning, and that a place should be only one local church, that all should be in the local church, but are unified. Church of God is called to be saints of God, composed of _select_ed groups, so the Church is composed of people; visible church is composed of the building is brick.
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Universal Church
Greek Bible, the church is sometimes used as a singular form, such as: Turn other than the clothes on his (Christ's) feet, and gave him to the church for other than the first. ("Ephesians 1:22") Here, the Church is universal, invisible church, refers to the ancient times to now even the future, Christians all over the world, chosen by God, salvation of believers organisms. Church because Christ brings salvation and receive God's salvation of believers chosen, so Christ is the Church to form the most basic elements. Believers together as a congregation, as the manifestation of God groups. One need only access to the group of saints - the Church, we can directly see the manifestation of God on earth, the so-called "Christ is the mystery of God, the church is the mystery of Christ." At the same time, Christians believe that Christ is the prototype of the church among the saints, Christ, every believer is a copy, so the expansion of the Church of Christ and reproduction. This put the church as a living being than the body. This church, we can transcend time and space. In the Christian view, as long as the "chosen of God", from "Christ the Redeemer," the congregation, we are all a part of the so-called church, no matter what era they live in what the premises. Thus some Christians believe that today's church can not be viewed as a church. One church can not, because Christians only live appearance in truth, is still a natural person. Christians should follow the model of church life in Christ among the churches of Christ to form part of, so all the categories is naturally eliminated.
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Individual of the church
Scripture also refers to the individual church, a group of Christian congregations tangible, such as the Antioch church, the Corinthian church and so on. Christianity in the process of development, in different places, organized into different Christian churches, various churches and organizations into different sects, which have split the case. Therefore, there are different Christian denominations and churches, such as Catholic, Protestant Baptist, Christian and Missionary Alliance, Evangelical, and so on. In the case of more perfect organization, often referred to as sects, denominations being taken seriously when coupled with disagreement with the mainstream churches, they often will be classified as heresy, extreme or biased teaching. Mainstream churches and therefore sometimes called orthodox sects.
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Buddhism 百科
[Church] (mixed name) Bong's groups were the same doctrine. Said assembly also teach.
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English Expression
n.: church, communion, diaconate, ecclesia, ecclesiastic, kirk, meetinghouse, group of people with the same religious beliefs