The church

The Church

Definition

The Church is …• The society founded

by Our Lord Jesus Christ.

• A community in which every person involved are working together and living out the teachings of Jesus Christ.

Images

• People of God• Body of Christ• Temple of the Holy

Spirit

The 3 Images of theChurch are …

• Rooted in the Old Testament where God acknowledges His love for the Israelites.

• Israelites = Us (People of the Present)

People of God

• Together we form the body of Christ.

• If one suffers, all parts suffer. If one part is honored, all others share its joy.

Body of Christ

• The Holy Spirit works through the Church to bring about God’s saving works.

Temple of theHoly Spirit

Marks

• One• Holy• Catholic• Apostolic

The 4 Marks of theChurch are …

• describes the unity of the body of Christ.

One

• the church is holy because it “is” Christ's Church

Holy

• refers to the wholeness and totality of all true believers in Jesus as the Christ.

Catholic

• means that there is continuity in the church's teachings from the apostles throughout history up to the present.

Apostolic

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