03/06/2004 · 8. Ecclesiology: The Church. The Nature of the Church. There is a great need today to understand the essential nature of the church from what Scripture teaches and not firstly from the role some claim she ought to play in society.

Ecclesiology comes from the Greek words ecclesia (church/assembly) and ology (study of) and refers to the study of the church. In Christian systematic theology, ecclesiology is one of the major areas of study and investigates what the Bible teaches about the church both universal (all believers in Christ) and local (local gatherings of believers in Christ).

03/06/2004 · Ecclesiology: The Church. The term “ecclesiology” (from Greek ecclesia meaning “meeting,” or “assembly” and logos meaning “word,” “matter,” “topic”) refers to the study of the church as the assembly of those who know the Lord and in whom the Spirit of God dwells ( Romans 8:9 ). It often deals with such topics as the nature of the church, including ...

ECCLESIOLOGY. Ecclesiology is the doctrine of the Church. I. THE MEANING OF THE WORD. The word “church” does not mean the building in which the congregation meets; neither is it as the Catholics say, the Papal system. Others contend that it is a company, or a club, just an organization. The Church is not an organization, but an organism.

Ecclesiology: The Doctrine of the Church. The Church is the Body of Christ. The word church comes from the Greek word, ekklesia. It means to call out from. Another Greek word associated with the Church is kuriakon. It means that which belongs to the Lord.

DOCTRINE OF ECCLESIOLOGY is defined online as the study of churches, especially church building and decoration. Concerning the biblical view of the church, it is not so much a building as it is the house of God (with every believer a living stone). It belongs to the living God and is a pillar and support of truth.

15/01/2013 · Studies in ecclesiology--the Biblical nature, doctrine, worship, practice, and history of the church (ekklesia/ecclesia), in historic Baptist perspective.

However, in the biblical text it primarily refers to the group of followers of Jesus Christ, whether in a universal sense or, more frequently, in the sense of a local group of believers who assemble for worship.1 In the New Testament, the word ekklēsia is never used of a building or meeting place, but always refers to the people who meet together for worship, instruction, and fellowship.2 …

The Bible speaks against such thinking in two ways: (1) First of all, the sacraments are not efficacious, i.e. they do not administer grace, therefore they cannot save. (2) Secondly, the Scriptures teach that a man’s conduct and character does matter. There is not to be a gap between the Gospel they preach and the life they live.

Defining: That area of Christian Theology that deals with the doctrine of Church is generally called as ecclesiology.8 Ecclesiology is was not a huge issue in the early church.9 Alister E. McGrath quotes Isidore of Pelusium‟s definition of a church as “the assembly of saints joined together by correct faith and an excellent manner of life.” 10He goes on to say that the people in the early …