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Definition for Church A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Church: When people think of the word church, they generally think of a building, as in "go to church." Other times it is a reference to to a denomination, such as "the Baptist church" or "the Catholic church." Although commonly used and understood, these are not what the Bible means by the word church. In a local or micro sense, church is understood to mean a group of people who meet together, such as "the church that meets in your home" (Philemon 1:2 or Colossians 4:15). It a global or macro sense, Church simply refers to all who follow Jesus (see Matthew 16:18). As such, there is only one Church. This is sometimes called the "universal church." In this usage, it is capitalized has a proper noun. (See our Internet resources page for sites with more information on this topic.) |
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