The vast majority of Christendom in the West has been inculcated for centuries with a deeply flawed, unbiblical definition of the word "church." This false definition is too often imported back into the biblical text provoking further doctrinal errors. So many Christian doctrines are contingent upon a correct understanding of what the New Testament authors meant by the term "church." It is therefore incumbent upon Christians to carefully examine the biblical texts to ascertain the original, intended meanings and usages of the term "church" instead of simply importing a false, culturally-defined definition which is altogether foreign to the text.
