Three Essential Principles

 Three Essential Principles

This message is designed to put forth three basic truths concerning the church.

Therefore, it seems expedient to begin with a discussion of exactly what we mean

when we use the word “church.”

Most Christians would probably define church as “the body of Christ.” By this they mean that the church is not a building but rather consists of people. While it is true that the church is “the body of Christ” and that it is made up of men and women rather than bricks and mortar, even this concept falls short of the Biblical meaning conveyed by the word. Consequently, as it is with so many other spiritual truths, our experience of the church has often been severely limited by our revelation concerning it.