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THE NATURE OF THE CHURCH. THE NATURE OF THE CHURCH IS TOO BROAD TO BE EXHAUSTED IN THE MEANING OF THE ONE WORD, EKKLESIA TO CAPTURE IT,S SIGNIFICANCE THE NEW TESTAMENT
AUTHORS UTILIZE A RICH ARRAY OF METAPHORICAL DESCRIPTIONS. NEVERTHELESS , THERE ARE THOSE METAPHORS THET SEEM TO DOMINATE THE BIBLICAL PICTURE THE CHURCH AS , THE PEOPLE OF GOD, THE KINGDOM OF GOD, THE TEMPLE OF GOD , THE BRIDE OF GOD, AND THE BODY OF CHRIST.
THUS , THE PEOPLE OF GOD ARE THOSE IN BOTH THE OLD AND NEW TESTAMENT ERAS WHO RESPONDED TO GOD BY FAITH AND WHOSE SPIRITUAL ORIGIN RESTS EXCLUSIVELY IN GOD,S GRACE .
CONTINUITY BETWEEN THE CHURCH AND ISREAL. TWO IDEAS ESTABLISH THE FACT THAT THE CHURCH AND ISREAL ARE PORTRAYED IN THE BIBLE AS BEING IN A CONTINUOUS RELATIONSHIP.
