Prerequisite reading: What Is Your Picture of the Church? The choice of “ekklesia” as the designation of the Christian community suggests that the New Testament believers viewed the church as neither an edifice nor an organization. They were a people—a…
The New Temple
13 When it was almost time for the Jewish Passover, Jesus went up to Jerusalem. 14 In the temple courts he found people selling cattle, sheep and doves, and others sitting at tables exchanging money. 15 So he made a…
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He washed their feet, served them his body and blood, and then this happened…
24 A dispute also arose among them as to which of them was considered to be greatest. 25 Jesus said to them, “The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them; and those who exercise authority over them call themselves…
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What is your picture of the church?
We know that a person’s picture or understanding of who God is shapes everything: The way they read scripture, serve, pray—the way they interact with family, friends, Jesus followers and the rest of society. Much has been said regarding this…
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