#1 Just what is this thing we call, ‘The Church’?

“Just what is this thing we call, ‘The Church’?”
#1 in a series on The Church

Introduction

Matthew 16:13-19 (Pew Bible, New Testament… Page 14)

What the Church is NOT

Definition of the Church
Statement of Faith from EFCA
The Church
We believe that the true church comprises all who have been justified by God's grace through faith alone in Christ alone. They are united by the Holy Spirit in the body of Christ, of which He is the Head. The true church is manifest in local churches, whose membership should be composed only of believers.

First Element: Election
Ephesians 1:3-14

Problems
Romans 9:11-24

Significance
Hymn… The Solid Rock