What defines a local church? I explore five aspects that distinguish a local church from any other group of believers. These points then flow into other implications for a congregation, points that will be covered in future episodes.
Charles C. Ryrie, Basic Theology, (Chicago, Moody Publishers, 1999), 455, Kindle. Ryrie was the one who introduced me to the deeper meaning of “ekklesia.”
Robert Bruce Jamieson III, The Path to Being a Pastor: A Guide for the Aspiring, (Wheaton: Crossway, 2021).
Colin Hansen and Jonathan Leeman, Rediscover Church: Why Why the Body of Christ is Essential, (Wheaton: Crossway, 2021), 73-74, Kindle.
Sinclair Ferguson, “John Calvin on the True Church,” Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals, Inc, 2016. https://www.reformation21.org/blogs/john-calvin-on-the-true-church.php.
Scripture quotations taken from the NASB (New American Standard Bible) Copyright 1971, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
