Nave's Topical Bible: Orville J. Nave, A.M., D.D., LL.D.

CHURCH

• (Hebrew: qahal, 'edah; Greek: ekklesia)
• (The people of God; the collective body of believers. (Also, CONGREGATION, ASSEMBLY, THE BODY OF CHRIST.))
  • Called COURTS Ps. 65:4, 84:2, 10, 92:13, 96:8, 100:4, 116:19; Isa. 1:12, 62:9; Zech. 3:7
  • HOUSE OF GOD Gen. 28:17, 22; Josh. 9:23; Judg. 18:31, 20:18, 26, 21:2; 1 Chr. 9:11, 24:5; 2 Chr. 5:14, 22:12, 24:13, 33:7, 36:19; Ezra 5:8, 15, 7:20, 23; Neh. 6:10, 11:11, 13:11; Ps. 42:4, 52:8, 55:14, 84:10; Eccl. 5:1; Isa. 2:3; Hos. 9:8; Joel 1:16; Mic. 4:2; Zech. 7:2; Mt. 12:4; 1 Tim. 3:15; Heb. 10:21; 1 Pet. 4:17
  • HOUSE OF THE LORD Ex. 23:19, 34:26; Dt. 23:18; Josh. 6:24; Judg. 19:18; 1 Sam. 1:7, 24; 2 Sam. 12:20; 1 Ki. 3:1, 6:37, 7:40, 8:10, 63, 10:5; 2 Ki. 11:3, 4, 15, 18, 19, 12:4, 9, 10, 13, 16, 16:18, 20:8, 23:2, 7, 11, 25:9; 1 Chr. 6:31, 22:1, 11, 14, 23:4, 26:12; 2 Chr. 8:16, 26:21, 29:5, 15, 33:15, 34:15, 36:14; Ezra 7:27; Ps. 23:6, 27:4, 92:13, 116:19, 118:26, 122:1, 9, 134:1; Isa. 2:2, 37:14; Jer. 17:26, 20:1, 2, 26:2, 7, 28:1, 5, 29:26, 35:2, 36:5, 6, 38:14, 41:5, 51:51; Lam. 2:7; Ezek. 44:4; Hag. 1:2; Zech. 8:9
  • SANCTUARY Ex. 25:8; Lev. 19:30, 21:12; Num. 3:28, 4:12, 7:9, 8:19, 10:21, 18:1, 5, 19:20; 1 Chr. 9:29, 22:19, 24:5, 28:10; 2 Chr. 20:8, 26:18, 29:21, 30:8, 19; Neh. 10:39; Ps. 20:2, 28:2, 63:2, 68:24, 73:17, 74:3, 7, 77:13, 78:69, 150:1; Isa. 16:12, 63:18; Lam. 2:7, 20, 4:1; Ezek. 5:11, 42:20, 44:5, 27, 45:3, 48:8, 21; Dan. 8:11, 13, 14, 9:17, 26, 11:31; Heb. 8:2, 9:1, 2
  • HOUSE OF PRAYER Isa. 56:7; Mt. 21:13
  • TABERNACLE Ex. 26:1; Lev. 26:11; Josh. 22:19; Ps. 15:1, 61:4, 76:2; Heb. 8:2, 5, 9:2, 11; Rev. 13:6, 21:3
  • TEMPLE 1 Sam. 1:9, 3:3; 2 Ki. 11:10, 13; Ezra 4:1; Ps. 5:7, 11:4, 27:4, 29:9, 48:9, 68:29; Isa. 6:1; Mal. 3:1; Mt. 4:5, 23:16; Lk. 18:10, 24:53
  • ZION Ps. 9:11, 48:11, 74:2, 132:13, 137:1; Isa. 35:10; Jer. 31:6, 50:5; Joel 2:1, 15
  • HOLY PLACE Ex. 28:29, 38:24; Lev. 6:16, 10:17, 14:13, 16:2-24; Josh. 5:15; 1 Ki. 8:8; 1 Chr. 23:32; 2 Chr. 29:5, 30:27, 35:5; Ezra 9:8; Ps. 24:3, 46:4, 68:17; Eccl. 8:10; Isa. 57:15; Ezek. 41:4, 42:13, 45:4; Mt. 24:15; Acts 6:13, 21:28; Heb. 9:12, 25
  • HOLY TEMPLE Ps. 5:7, 11:4, 65:4, 79:1, 138:2; Jonah 2:4, 7; Mic. 1:2; Hab. 2:20; Eph. 2:21, 3:17
  • MY FATHER'S HOUSE Jn. 2:16, 14:2
  • HOLY Ex. 30:26-29, 40:9; Lev. 8:10, 11, 16:13, 19:30, 21:12; Num. 7:1; 1 Ki. 9:3; 1 Chr. 29:3; 2 Chr. 3:8; Isa. 64:11; Ezek. 23:39; 1 Cor. 3:17
  • EDIFICES
    • See SYNAGOGUE
    • See TABERNACLE
    • See TEMPLE
  • MISCELLANY OF MINOR SUB-TOPICS
    • Called THE CONGREGATION in the O. T. (K. J. V. and others) Ex. 12:3, 6, 19, 47, 16:1, 2, 9, 10, 22; Lev. 4:13, 15, 10:17, 24:14
    • Called CHURCH in the N. T. (K. J. V.), but CONGREGATION earlier in Tyndale's translation Mt. 16:18, 18:17; Acts 2:47; 1 Cor. 11:18, 14:19, 23, 28, 33, 34, 15:9; Gal. 1:13
    • Also called
      • ASSEMBLY OF THE SAINTS Ps. 89:7
      • ASSEMBLY OF THE UPRIGHT Ps. 111:1
      • BODY OF CHRIST Eph. 1:22, 23; Col. 1:24
      • BRANCH OF GOD'S PLANTING Isa. 60:21
      • BRIDE OF CHRIST Rev. 21:9
      • CHURCH OF GOD Acts 20:28
      • CHURCH OF THE LIVING GOD 1 Tim. 3:15
      • CHURCH OF THE FIRSTBORN Heb. 12:23
      • CITY OF THE LIVING GOD Heb. 12:22
      • CONGREGATION OF SAINTS Ps. 149:1
      • CONGREGATION OF THE LORD'S POOR Ps. 74:19
      • DOVE Song 2:14, 5:2
      • FAMILY IN HEAVEN AND EARTH Eph. 3:15
      • FLOCK OF GOD Ezek. 34:15; 1 Pet. 5:2
      • FOLD OF CHRIST Jn. 10:16
      • GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE FIRSTBORN (people) Heb. 12:23
      • GOLDEN CANDLESTICK (lampstand) Rev. 1:20
      • GOD'S BUILDING 1 Cor. 3:9
      • GOD'S HUSBANDRY (farm) 1 Cor. 3:9
      • GOD'S HERITAGE Joel 3:2; 1 Pet. 5:3
      • HABITATION OF GOD Eph. 2:22
      • HEAVENLY JERUSALEM Gal. 4:26; Heb. 12:22
      • HOLY CITY Rev. 21:2
      • HOLY MOUNTAIN Zech. 8:3
      • HOLY HILL Ps. 2:6, 15:1
      • HOUSE OF GOD 1 Tim. 3:15; Heb. 10:21
      • THE GOD OF JACOB Isa. 2:3
      • HOUSE OF CHRIST Heb. 3:6
      • HOUSEHOLD OF GOD Eph. 2:19
      • INHERITANCE Ps. 28:9; Isa. 19:25
      • ISRAEL OF GOD Gal. 6:16
      • KING'S DAUGHTER Ps. 45:13
      • KINGDOM OF GOD Mt. 6:33, 12:28, 19:24, 21:31
      • KINGDOM OF HEAVEN Mt. 3:2, 4:17, 10:7, 5:3, 10, 19, 20
      • HIS KINGDOM Ps. 103:19, 145:12; Mt. 16:28; Lk. 1:33
      • MY KINGDOM Jn. 18:36
      • THY KINGDOM Ps. 45:6, 145:11, 13; Mt. 6:10; Lk. 23:42
      • LAMB'S BRIDE Eph. 5:22-32; Rev. 22:17
      • LAMB'S WIFE Rev. 19:7-9, 21:9
      • LOT OF GOD'S INHERITANCE Dt. 32:9
      • MOUNT ZION Heb. 12:22
      • MOUNTAIN OF THE LORD'S HOUSE Isa. 2:2
      • NEW JERUSALEM Rev. 21:2
      • PILLAR AND GROUND OF THE TRUTH 1 Tim. 3:15
      • PLACE OF GOD'S THRONE Ezek. 43:7
      • PLEASANT PORTION Jer. 12:10
      • SANCTUARY OF GOD Ps. 114:2
      • SISTER OF CHRIST Song 4:12, 5:2
      • SPIRITUAL HOUSE 1 Pet. 2:5
      • SPOUSE OF CHRIST Song 4:12, 5:1
      • STRENGTH AND GLORY OF GOD Ps. 78:61
      • SOUGHT OUT, A CITY NOT FORSAKEN Isa. 62:12
      • THE LORD'S PORTION Dt. 32:9
      • TEMPLE OF GOD 1 Cor. 3:16, 17
      • TEMPLE OF THE LIVING GOD 2 Cor. 6:16
      • VINEYARD Jer. 12:10; Mt. 21:41
    • Christ's love for Jn. 10:8, 11, 12; Eph. 5:25-32; Rev. 3:9
    • Loved by believers Ps. 87:7, 137:5; 1 Cor. 12:25; 1 Th. 4:9
    • Is prayed for Ps. 122:6; Isa. 62:6
    • Dear to God Isa. 43:4
    • Safe under his care Ps. 46:1, 2, 5
    • Salt and light of the world Mt. 5:13
    • Militant Song 6:10; Phil. 2:25; 2 Tim. 2:3, 4:7; Ph'm 1:2
    • God defends Ps. 89:18; Isa. 4:5, 49:25; Mt. 16:18
    • God provides ministers for Jer. 3:15; Eph. 4:11, 12
    • Is glorious Ps. 45:13; Eph. 5:27
    • Is clothed in righteousness Rev. 10:8
    • Believers continually added to, by the Lord Acts 2:47, 5:14, 11:24
    • Unity of Rom. 12:5; 1 Cor. 10:17, 12:12; Gal. 3:28; Eph. 4:4
    • Privileges of Ps. 36:8, 87:5
    • Worship of, to be attended Heb. 10:25
    • Harmonious fellowship of Ps. 133; Jn. 13:34; Acts 4:32; Phil. 1:4, 2:1; 1 Jn. 3; 4
    • Divisions in, to be shunned Rom. 16:17; 1 Cor. 1:10, 3:3
    • Baptized (immersed) into by one Spirit 1 Cor. 12:13
    • Ministers commanded to feed Acts 20:28
    • Is edified by the word Rom. 12:6; 1 Cor. 14:4, 13; Eph. 4:15, 16; Col. 3:16
    • The wicked persecute Acts 8:1-3; 1 Th. 2:14, 15
    • Not to be despised 1 Cor. 11:22
    • Defiling of, will be punished 1 Cor. 3:17
    • Extent of, predicted Isa. 2:2; Ezek. 17:2; Dan. 2:34, 35
    • See ECCLESIASTICISM
    • See JESUS, KINGDOM OF
    • See MINISTERS
    • See USURPATION, IN ECCLESIASTICAL AFFAIRS
  • UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO Dt. 32:9; Ps. 2:6, 9:11, 14, 14:7, 20:2, 46:4, 5, 48:1, 2, 11-13, 50:2, 51:18, 53:6, 65:1, 69:35, 36, 74:2, 84:1-10, 87:1-6, 99:2, 102:13, 14, 16, 19-21, 110:2, 111:1, 114:2, 125:1, 126:1, 2, 129:5, 132:13-16, 133:1-3, 134:1-3, 137:1-6, 149:2; Isa. 1:8, 27, 2:3, 4:2-6, 12:6, 14:32, 24:23, 27:2, 3, 28:5, 16, 31:4, 5, 33:5, 14, 20-24, 35:1-10, 40:9-11, 43:1-7, 21, 25, 44:23, 49:14-17, 52:1, 2, 7-12, 59:20, 60:1-6, 19-21, 61:1-3, 62:1, 3, 11, 12, 66:8, 18; Jer. 3:14, 15, 12:10, 13:11, 31:6, 7, 12, 23, 33:9, 43:7; Joel 2:1, 15-17; Zech. 8:3; Mt. 13:24, 16:18; Acts 7:38, 20:28; 1 Cor. 3:9, 12:28, 15:9; 2 Cor. 8:1; Eph. 1:22, 23, 2:21, 22, 3:15, 21, 5:23-27, 29; Col. 1:24; 1 Tim. 3:14, 15; Heb. 3:6, 12:22, 23; 1 Pet. 2:5; Rev. 1:20, 21:2, 11, 23
  • BACKSLIDDEN Ps. 12:1, 80:1-19; Isa. 1:2-27, 17:9-11, 43:22-28; Jer. 2:5-34, 3:1-25, 8:5-22, 9:1-3, 10:19-22, 18:11-17, 50:4-7; Ezek. 2:3-5, 5:5-17, 16:23; Hos. 2, 4, 6; Joel 2; Amos 6; Mt. 21:33-46; Mk. 12:1-12; Lk. 13:6-9; Rev. 2:1-6, 12-25, 3:1-4, 14-20
    • Backslidings of Israel
      • See sub-topic BACKSLIDING OF ISRAEL, under BACKSLIDERS
    • See CORRUPTION IN
    • See BACKSLIDERS
  • BENEFICENCE OF
    • See BENEFICENCE
    • See GIVING
    • See LIBERALITY
  • CHRIST, HEAD OF Ps. 118:22, 23; Isa. 33:22, 55:4; Mt. 12:6, 8, 21:42, 43, 23:8, 10; Mk. 2:28, 12:10; Lk. 6:5, 20:17, 18; Jn. 13:13, 15:1-8; Acts 2:36; Rom. 8:29, 9:5; 1 Cor. 3:11, 11:3, 12:5; Eph. 1:10, 22, 23, 2:20-22, 4:15, 5:23-32; Col. 1:13, 18, 2:10, 19, 3:11; Heb. 3:3, 6; 1 Pet. 2:7; Rev. 1:13, 2:1, 9, 12, 13, 18, 19, 3:1, 7, 5:6, 21:22, 23, 22:16
    • See JESUS, KINGDOM OF
  • CHRISTIAN, DIVINELY ESTABLISHED Mt. 16:15-18; Eph. 2:20-22; 1 Th. 1:1; 2 Th. 1:1; 1 Tim. 3:15
  • CORRUPTION IN Hos. 4:9; Mic. 3:1-4, 9, 11; Mt. 21:33-41, 45, 23:2-7, 13-33, 26:14-16, 59-68; Mk. 12:1-12, 14:10, 11; Lk. 22:3-6
    • See BACKSLIDERS, BACKSLIDING OF ISRAEL
  • DECREES OF Acts 15:28, 29, 16:4
  • DESIGN OF Rom. 3:2, 9:4; Eph. 2:20-22; 1 Tim. 3:15
  • DISSENSIONS IN 1 Cor. 1:11-13, 3:3, 4, 11:18, 19; 2 Cor. 12:20, 21
  • DUTY OF, TO MINISTERS 1 Cor. 16:10, 11; Phil. 2:29, 4:10-18; 1 Th. 5:12, 13; 1 Tim. 5:17; Heb. 13:7, 17
    • See MINISTERS
  • GOVERNMENT OF, MOSAIC AND CHRISTIAN Dt. 17:8-13; Mt. 16:19; Lk. 9:46-48, 22:24-30; Jn. 20:23; Acts 1:15, 23-26, 6:2, 3, 5, 6, 11:22, 29, 30, 13:1, 3, 5, 14:23, 15:1-31, 16:4, 5, 20:17, 28; 1 Cor. 7:17, 11:2, 33, 34, 12:5, 28, 14:26, 33, 40, 16:3, 16; 2 Cor. 2:2-11; Gal. 2:9, 10; Eph. 4:11, 12; Phil. 1:1; 1 Tim. 3:1-13, 4:14, 5:1, 22; 2 Tim. 1:6; Tit. 1:5; Heb. 13:17, 24; Jas. 5:14, 15; 1 Pet. 5:1-3; 3 Jn. 1:9, 10; Jude 1:22, 23
    • See MINISTERS, DUTIES OF
  • RULES OF DISCIPLINE IN, MOSAIC AND CHRISTIAN Gen. 17:14; Ex. 12:15, 30:33, 37, 38; Lev. 7:27, 17:8, 9, 19:5-8, 20:18, 22:3; Num. 9:13, 15:31, 19:13, 20; Dt. 13:12-18, 17:2-13, 19:16-21, 21:1-9, 18-21, 22:13-29; Ezra 10:1-44; Mt. 16:19, 18:15-18; Jn. 9:22, 34, 35, 16:2, 20:23; Rom. 14:1, 15:1-3, 16:17; 1 Cor. 4:19, 21, 5:1, 2, 4-7, 11-13, 16:22; 2 Cor. 2:6-8, 10, 11, 6:14, 15, 7:8, 10:1-11, 13:1, 2, 10; Gal. 5:10, 12, 6:1; 1 Th. 5:14; 2 Th. 3:6, 14, 15; 1 Tim. 1:19, 20, 5:1, 2, 19, 20, 6:3-5; 2 Tim. 4:2; Tit. 1:13, 2:15, 3:10, 11; 2 Jn. 1:10, 11; Jude 1:22, 23; Rev. 22:19
    • See EXCOMMUNICATION
    • See MINISTERS, DUTIES OF
  • LOVE FOR Ps. 102:14, 122:6, 9, 128:5, 6, 137:1-6; Isa. 22:4, 58:12, 62:1, 6, 7, 66:10, 13, 14; Jer. 9:1, 14:17, 51:50, 51; Lam. 2:11, 3:48-51
  • MEMBERSHIP IN Isa. 44:5; Ezek. 44:6, 7, 9; Mt. 12:50, 19:14; Mk. 10:14; Lk. 18:16; Jn. 15:5, 6; Acts 2:41, 47, 4:4, 5:14, 9:35, 42, 11:21; Rom. 12:4, 5; 1 Cor. 3:11-15, 12:12-28; Eph. 4:25, 5:30; Phil. 4:3; Rev. 21:27
    • See RIGHTEOUS, DESCRIBED
  • PROPHECIES CONCERNING PROSPERITY OF Gen. 12:3, 49:10; Dt. 32:21; Ps. 2:8, 22:27-31, 46:4, 10, 65:2, 66:4, 68:31, 32, 69:35, 36, 72:1-20, 85:10-12, 86:9, 87:4, 89:1-37, 96:1-13, 102:13-16, 18-22, 110:1-7, 113:3, 118:24, 126:5, 6, 132:15-17, 138:4, 5, 145:10, 11; Isa. 2:2-5, 4:2, 3, 5, 6, 9:1-7, 11:1-10, 18:7, 19:24, 25, 23:17, 18, 24:16, 25:6-8, 29:18-24, 30:20, 32:1-20, 33:5, 13-24, 35:1-10, 40:4-11, 41:17-20, 42:1-12, 44:3-5, 45:6, 8, 14, 23, 24, 46:12, 13, 49:6-12, 18-23, 51:3-16, 52:1-15, 53:10-12, 54:1-17, 55:1-13, 56:3-8, 59:19-21, 60:1-22, 61:1-11, 62:1-12, 65:1-25, 66:7-23; Jer. 3:17, 4:2, 16:19-21, 31:7-9, 34, 33:22; Ezek. 17:22-24, 34:23-31, 47:1-12; Dan. 2:35, 44, 45, 7:13, 14, 18, 22, 27, 12:1-13; Joel 2:26-32, 3:18; Amos 9:11, 12; Mic. 4:1-7, 5:2-15; Hab. 2:14; Zeph. 2:11, 3:9-20; Hag. 2:7-9; Zech. 2:10, 11, 6:15, 8:20-23, 9:1, 9-17, 14:8-21; Mal. 1:11; Mt. 8:11, 11:5, 11, 13:16, 17, 31-33, 16:18; Mk. 4:26-32; Lk. 7:22; Jn. 8:35, 10:16; Acts 2:16-21; Rom. 1:5-7; 1 Cor. 15:24-28; Eph. 1:10; Heb. 12:23, 24, 27, 28; Rev. 5:10, 13, 14, 11:15, 12:10, 15:4, 20:4-6, 21:9-27, 22:1-5
    • See JESUS, KINGDOM OF
  • LIST OF CONGREGATIONS OF CHRISTIANS
    • Antioch Acts 13:1
    • Asia 1 Cor. 16:19; Rev. 1:4
    • Babylon 1 Pet. 5:13
    • Cenchrea Rom. 16:1
    • Caesarea Acts 18:22
    • Cilicia Acts 15:41
    • Corinth 1 Cor. 1:2
    • Ephesus Eph. 1:22; Rev. 2:1
    • Galatia Gal. 1:2
    • Galilee Acts 9:31
    • Jerusalem Acts 15:4
    • Joppa Acts 9:42
    • Judaea Acts 9:31
    • Laodicea Rev. 3:14
    • Pergamos Rev. 2:12
    • Philadelphia Rev. 3:7
    • Samaria Acts 9:31
    • Sardis Rev. 3:1
    • Smyrna Rev. 2:8
    • Syria Acts 15:41
    • Thessalonica 1 Th. 1:1
    • Thyatira Rev. 2:18
  • UNITY OF Ps. 133:1; Jn. 10:16, 17:11, 21-23; Rom. 12:4, 5; 1 Cor. 10:17, 12:5, 12-27; Gal. 3:26-28; Eph. 1:10, 2:14-19, 21, 3:6, 15, 4:4-6, 12, 13, 16, 25; Col. 3:11, 15
    • See ECCLESIASTICISM
  • TRIUMPHANT Gal. 4:26; Heb. 12:22, 23; Rev. 3:12, 21:3, 10