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Hebrew: qahal, 'edah; Greek: ekklesia
- The people of God; the collective body of believers
- Also, CONGREGATION, ASSEMBLY, THE BODY OF CHRIST.
Called COURTS Psalm 65:4; 84:2, 10; 92:13; 96:8; 100:4; 116:19; Isaiah 1:12; 62:9; Zechariah 3:7
HOUSE OF GOD Genesis 28:17, 22; Joshua 9:23; Judges 18:31; 20:18, 26; 21:2; 1Chronicles 9:11; 24:5; 2Chronicles 5:14; 22:12; 24:13; 33:7; 36:19; Ezra 5:8, 15; 7:20, 23; Nehemiah 6:10; 11:11; 13:11; Psalm 42:4; 52:8; 55:14; 84:10; Ecclesiastes 5:1;
Isaiah 2:3; Hosea 9:8; Joel 1:16; Micah 4:2; Zechariah 7:2; Matthew 12:4; 1Timothy 3:15; Hebrews 10:21; 1Peter 4:17
HOUSE OF THE LORD Exodus 23:19; 34:26; Deuteronomy 23:18; Joshua 6:24; Judges 19:18; 1Samuel 1:7, 24; 2Samuel 12:20; 1Kings 3:1; 6:37; 7:40; 8:10, 63; 10:5; 2Kings 11:3, 4, 15, 12:4, 9, 10, 18, 19; 13, 16; 16:18; 23:2, 20:8; 7, 11; 25:9; 22:1,
1Chronicles 6:31; 11, 14; 23:4; 26:12; 2Chronicles 8:16; 26:21; 29:5, 15; 33:15; 34:15; 36:14; Ezra 7:27; Psalm 23:6; 27:4; 92:13; 116:19; 118:26; 122:1, 9; 134:1; Isaiah 2:2; 37:14; Jeremiah 17:26; 20:1, 2; 26:2, 7; 28:1, 5; 29:26; 35:2; 36:5, 6; 38:14; 41:5; 51:51; Lamentations 2:7; Ezekiel
44:4; Haggai 1:2; Zechariah 8:9
SANCTUARY Exodus 25:8; Leviticus 19:30; 21:12; Numbers 3:28; 4:12; 7:9; 8:19; 10:21; 18:1, 5; 19:20; 1Chronicles 9:29; 22:19; 24:5; 28:10; 2Chronicles 20:8; 26:18; 29:21; 30:8, 19; Nehemiah 10:39; Psalm 20:2; 28:2; 63:2; 68:24; 73:17; 74:3, 7;
77:13; 78:69; 150:1; Isaiah 16:12; 63:18; Lamentations 2:7, 20; 4:1; Ezekiel 5:11; 42:20; 44:5, 27; 45:3; 48:8, 21; Daniel 8:11, 13, 14; 9:17, 26; 11:31; Hebrews 8:2; 9:1, 2
HOUSE OF PRAYER Isaiah 56:7; Matthew 21:13
TABERNACLE Exodus 26:1; Leviticus 26:11; Joshua 22:19; Psalm 15:1; 61:4; 76:2; Hebrews 8:2, 5; 9:2, 11; Revelation 13:6; 21:3
TEMPLE 1Samuel 1:9; 3:3; 2Kings 11:10, 13; Ezra 4:1; Psalm 5:7; 11:4; 27:4; 29:9; 48:9; 68:29; Isaiah 6:1; Malachi 3:1; Matthew 4:5; 23:16; Luke 18:10; 24:53
ZION Psalm 9:11; 48:11; 74:2; 132:13; 137:1; Isaiah 35:10; Jeremiah 31:6; 50:5; Joel 2:1, 15
HOLY PLACE Exodus 28:29; 38:24; Leviticus 6:16; 10:17; 14:13; 16:2-24; Joshua 5:15; 1Kings 8:8; 1Chronicles 23:32; 2Chronicles 29:5; 30:27; 35:5; Ezra 9:8; Psalm 24:3; 46:4; 68:17; Ecclesiastes 8:10; Isaiah 57:15; Ezekiel 41:4; 42:13; 45:4; Matthew
24:15; Acts 6:13; 21:28; Hebrews 9:12, 25
HOLY TEMPLE Psalm 5:7; 11:4; 65:4; 79:1; 138:2; Jonah 2:4, 7; Micah 1:2; Habakkuk 2:20; Ephesians 2:21; 3:17
MY FATHER'S HOUSE John 2:16; 14:2
HOLY Exodus 30:26-29; 40:9; Leviticus 8:10, 11; 16:13; 19:30; 21:12; Numbers 7:1; 1Kings 9:3; 1Chronicles 29:3; 2Chronicles 3:8; Isaiah 64:11; Ezekiel 23:39; 1Corinthians 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) Exodus 12:3, 6, 16:1, 2, 9, 19, 47; 10, 22; Leviticus 4:13, 15; 10:17; 24:14
- Called CHURCH in the N. T. (K. J. V.), but CONGREGATION earlier in Tyndale's translation Matthew 16:18; 18:17; Acts 2:47; 14:19, 23, 28, 1Corinthians 11:18; 33, 34; 15:9; Galatians 1:13
Also called . . .
- ASSEMBLY OF THE SAINTS Psalm 89:7
- ASSEMBLY OF THE UPRIGHT Psalm 111:1
- BODY OF CHRIST Ephesians 1:22, 23; Colossians 1:24
- BRANCH OF GOD'S PLANTING Isaiah 60:21
- BRIDE OF CHRIST Revelation 21:9
- CHURCH OF GOD Acts 20:28
- CHURCH OF THE LIVING GOD 1Timothy 3:15
- CHURCH OF THE FIRSTBORN Hebrews 12:23
- CITY OF THE LIVING GOD Hebrews 12:22
- CONGREGATION OF SAINTS Psalm 149:1
- CONGREGATION OF THE LORD'S POOR Psalm 74:19
- DOVE Song of Songs 2:14; 5:2
- FAMILY IN HEAVEN AND EARTH Ephesians 3:15
- FLOCK OF GOD Ezekiel 34:15; 1Peter 5:2
- FOLD OF CHRIST John 10:16
- GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE FIRSTBORN (people) Hebrews 12:23
- GOLDEN CANDLESTICK (lampstand) Revelation 1:20
- GOD'S BUILDING 1Corinthians 3:9
- GOD'S HUSBANDRY (farm) 1Corinthians 3:9
- GOD'S HERITAGE Joel 3:2; 1Peter 5:3
- HABITATION OF GOD Ephesians 2:22
- HEAVENLY JERUSALEM Galatians 4:26; Hebrews 12:22
- HOLY CITY Revelation 21:2
- HOLY MOUNTAIN Zechariah 8:3
- HOLY HILL Psalm 2:6; 15:1
- HOUSE OF GOD 1Timothy 3:15; Hebrews 10:21
- THE GOD OF JACOB Isaiah 2:3
- HOUSE OF CHRIST Hebrews 3:6
- HOUSEHOLD OF GOD Ephesians 2:19
- INHERITANCE Psalm 28:9; Isaiah 19:25
- ISRAEL OF GOD Galatians 6:16
- KING'S DAUGHTER Psalm 45:13
- KINGDOM OF GOD Matthew 6:33; 12:28; 19:24; 21:31
- KINGDOM OF HEAVEN Matthew 3:2; 4:17; 5:3, 10, 10:7; 19, 20
- HIS KINGDOM Psalm 103:19; 145:12; Matthew 16:28; Luke 1:33
- MY KINGDOM John 18:36
- THY KINGDOM Psalm 45:6; 145:11, 13; Matthew 6:10; Luke 23:42
- LAMB'S BRIDE Ephesians 5:22-32; Revelation 22:17
- LAMB'S WIFE Revelation 19:7-9; 21:9
- LOT OF GOD'S INHERITANCE Deuteronomy 32:9
- MOUNT ZION Hebrews 12:22
- MOUNTAIN OF THE LORD'S HOUSE Isaiah 2:2
- NEW JERUSALEM Revelation 21:2
- PILLAR AND GROUND OF THE TRUTH 1Timothy 3:15
- PLACE OF GOD'S THRONE Ezekiel 43:7
- PLEASANT PORTION Jeremiah 12:10
- SANCTUARY OF GOD Psalm 114:2
- SISTER OF CHRIST Song of Songs 4:12; 5:2
- SPIRITUAL HOUSE 1Peter 2:5
- SPOUSE OF CHRIST Song of Songs 4:12; 5:1
- STRENGTH AND GLORY OF GOD Psalm 78:61
- SOUGHT OUT, A CITY NOT FORSAKEN Isaiah 62:12
- THE LORD'S PORTION Deuteronomy 32:9
- TEMPLE OF GOD 1Corinthians 3:16, 17
- TEMPLE OF THE LIVING GOD 2Corinthians 6:16
- VINEYARD Jeremiah 12:10; Matthew 21:41
- Christ's love for John 10:8, 11, 12; Ephesians 5:25-32; Revelation 3:9
- Loved by believers Psalm 87:7; 137:5; 1Corinthians 12:25; 1Thessalonians 4:9
- Is prayed for Psalm 122:6; Isaiah 62:6
- Dear to God Isaiah 43:4
- Safe under his care Psalm 46:1, 2, 5
- Salt and light of the world Matthew 5:13
- Militant Song of Songs 6:10; Philippians 2:25; 2Timothy 2:3; 4:7; Philemon 1:2
- God defends Psalm 89:18; Isaiah 4:5; 49:25; Matthew 16:18
- God provides ministers for Jeremiah 3:15; Ephesians 4:11, 12
- Is glorious Psalm 45:13; Ephesians 5:27
- Is clothed in righteousness Revelation 10:8
- Believers continually added to, by the Lord Acts 2:47; 5:14; 11:24
- Unity of Romans 12:5; 1Corinthians 10:17; 12:12; Galatians 3:28; Ephesians 4:4
- Privileges of Psalm 36:8; 87:5
- Worship of, to be attended Hebrews 10:25
- Harmonious fellowship of Psalm 133; John 13:34; Acts 4:32; Philippians 1:4; 2:1; 1John 3; 4
- Divisions in, to be shunned Romans 16:17; 1Corinthians 1:10; 3:3
- Baptized (immersed) into by one Spirit 1Corinthians 12:13
- Ministers commanded to feed Acts 20:28
- Is edified by the word Romans 12:6; 1Corinthians 14:4, 13; Ephesians 4:15, 16; Colossians 3:16
- The wicked persecute Acts 8:1-3; 1Thessalonians 2:14, 15
- Not to be despised 1Corinthians 11:22
- Defiling of, will be punished 1Corinthians 3:17
- Extent of, predicted Isaiah 2:2; Ezekiel 17:2; Daniel 2:34, 35
.See ECCLESIASTICISM
.See JESUS, KINGDOM OF
.See MINISTERS
.See
USURPATION, IN ECCLESIASTICAL AFFAIRS
UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
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UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO Deuteronomy 32:9; Psalm 2:6; 9:11, 14; 14:7; 20:2; 48:1, 46:4, 5; 2, 11-13; 50:2; 51:18; 53:6; 65:1; 69:35, 36; 74:2; 84:1-10; 87:1-6; 102:13, 14, 99:2; 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; Isaiah 1:8, 27; 2:3; 4:2-6; 12:6; 14:32; 24:23; 27:2, 3; 28:5, 16; 33:5, 31:4, 5; 14, 20-24; 35:1-10; 43:1-7, 40:9-11; 21, 25; 44:23; 52:1, 49:14-17; 2, 7-12; 59:20; 60:1-6, 19-21; 61:1-3; 62:1, 3, 11, 12; 66:8, 18;
Jeremiah 3:14, 15; 12:10; 13:11; 31:6, 7, 12, 23; 33:9; 43:7; Joel 2:1, 15-17; Zechariah 8:3; Matthew 13:24; 16:18; Acts 7:38; 20:28; 1Corinthians 3:9; 12:28; 15:9; 2Corinthians 8:1; Ephesians 1:22, 23; 2:21, 22; 3:15, 21; 5:23-27, 29; Colossians 1:24; 1Timothy 3:14,
15; Hebrews 3:6; 12:22, 23; 1Peter 2:5; 21:2, Revelation 1:20; 11, 23
-BACKSLIDDEN Psalm 12:1; 80:1-19; Isaiah 1:2-27; 17:9-11; 43:22-28; Jeremiah 2:5-34; 3:1-25; 8:5-22; 9:1-3; 10:19-22; 18:11-17; 50:4-7; Ezekiel 2:3-5; 5:5-17; 16:23; Hosea 2; 4; 6; Joel 2; Amos 6; Matthew 21:33-46; Mark 12:1-12; Luke 13:6-9;
Revelation 2:1-6, 12-25; 3:1-4, 14-20 .Backslidings of Israel
.See BACKSLIDERS, BACKSLIDING OF ISRAEL
.See CORRUPTION IN, below
.See BACKSLIDERS
BENEFICENCE OF
.See BENEFICENCE
.See GIVING
.See LIBERALITY
CHRIST, HEAD OF Psalm 118:22, 23; Isaiah 33:22; 55:4; Matthew 12:6, 8; 21:42, 43; 23:8, 10; Mark 2:28; 12:10; Luke 6:5; 20:17, 18; John 13:13; 15:1-8; Acts 2:36; Romans 8:29; 9:5; 1Corinthians 3:11; 11:3; 12:5; Ephesians 1:10, 22, 23; 2:20-22;
4:15; 5:23-32; Colossians 1:13, 18; 2:10, 19; 3:11; Hebrews 3:3, 6; 1Peter 2:7; 2:1, 9, 12, 13, Revelation 1:13; 18, 19; 3:1, 7; 5:6; 21:22, 23; 22:16
.See JESUS, KINGDOM OF
CHRISTIAN, DIVINELY ESTABLISHED Matthew 16:15-18; Ephesians 2:20-22; 1Thessalonians 1:1; 2Thessalonians 1:1; 1Timothy 3:15
CORRUPTION IN Micah 3:1-4, Hosea 4:9; 9, 11; Matthew 21:33-41, 45; 23:2-7, 13-33; 26:14-16, 59-68; Mark 12:1-12; 14:10, 11; Luke 22:3-6
.See BACKSLIDERS, BACKSLIDING OF ISRAEL
DECREES OF Acts 15:28, 29; 16:4
DESIGN OF Romans 3:2; 9:4; Ephesians 2:20-22; 1Timothy 3:15
DISSENSIONS IN 1Corinthians 1:11-13; 3:3, 4; 11:18, 19; 2Corinthians 12:20, 21
-DUTY OF, TO MINISTERS 1Corinthians 16:10, 11; Philippians 2:29; 4:10-18; 1Thessalonians 5:12, 13; 1Timothy 5:17; Hebrews 13:7, 17
.See MINISTERS
GOVERNMENT OF, MOSAIC AND CHRISTIAN Deuteronomy 17:8-13; Matthew 16:19; Luke 9:46-48; 22:24-30; John 20:23; 6:2, 3, Acts 1:15, 23-26; 11:22, 5, 6; 13:1, 29, 30; 3, 5; 14:23; 15:1-31; 16:4, 5; 20:17, 28; 11:2, 1Corinthians 7:17; 33, 34; 12:5, 28;
14:26, 33, 40; 16:3, 16; 2Corinthians 2:2-11; Galatians 2:9, 10; Ephesians 4:11, 12; Philippians 1:1; 1Timothy 3:1-13; 4:14; 5:1, 22; 2Timothy 1:6; Titus 1:5; Hebrews 13:17, 24; James 5:14, 15; 1Peter 5:1-3; 3John 1:9, 10; Jude 1:22, 23
.See MINISTERS, DUTIES
OF
RULES OF DISCIPLINE IN, MOSAIC AND CHRISTIAN Genesis 17:14; 30:33, Exodus 12:15; 37, 38; Leviticus 7:27; 17:8, 9; 19:5-8; 20:18; 22:3; Numbers 9:13; 15:31; 19:13, 20; Deuteronomy 13:12-18; 17:2-13; 19:16-21; 21:1-9, 18-21; 22:13-29; Ezra
10:1-44; Matthew 16:19; John 9:22, 18:15-18; 34, 35; 16:2; 20:23; Romans 14:1; 15:1-3; 16:17; 5:1, 2, 1Corinthians 4:19, 21; 4-7, 11-13; 2Corinthians 2:6-8, 16:22; 10, 11; 6:14, 15; 7:8; 13:1, 10:1-11; 2, 10; Galatians 5:10, 12; 6:1; 1Thessalonians 5:14; 2Thessalonians 3:6, 14, 15; 5:1, 2, 1Timothy
1:19, 20; 19, 20; 6:3-5; 2Timothy 4:2; Titus 1:13; 2:15; 3:10, 11; 2John 1:10, 11; Jude 1:22, 23; Revelation 22:19
.See EXCOMMUNICATION
.See MINISTERS, DUTIES OF
LOVE FOR Psalm 102:14; 122:6, 9; 128:5, 6; 137:1-6; Isaiah 22:4; 58:12; 62:1, 66:10, 6, 7; 13, 14; Jeremiah 9:1; 14:17; 51:50, 51; Lamentations 2:11; 3:48-51
MEMBERSHIP IN Ezekiel 44:6, Isaiah 44:5; 7, 9; Matthew 12:50; 19:14; Mark 10:14; Luke 18:16; John 15:5, 6; Acts 2:41, 47; 4:4; 5:14; 9:35, 42; 11:21; Romans 12:4, 5; 1Corinthians 3:11-15; 12:12-28; Ephesians 4:25; 5:30; Philippians 4:3;
Revelation 21:27
.See RIGHTEOUS, DESCRIBED
PROPHECIES CONCERNING PROSPERITY OF Genesis 12:3; 49:10; Deuteronomy 32:21; Psalm 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; Isaiah 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; 45:6, 8, 14, 44:3-5; 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;
Jeremiah 3:17; 4:2; 16:19-21; 31:7-9, 34; 33:22; Ezekiel 17:22-24; 34:23-31; 47:1-12; Daniel 2:35, 7:13, 14, 18, 44, 45; 22, 27; 12:1-13; Joel 2:26-32; 3:18;
Amos 9:11, 12; Micah 4:1-7; 5:2-15; Habakkuk 2:14; Zephaniah 2:11; 3:9-20; Haggai 2:7-9; Zechariah 2:10, 11; 6:15; 8:20-23; 9:1, 9-17; 14:8-21; Malachi 1:11; Matthew 8:11; 13:16, 11:5, 11; 17, 31-33; 16:18; Mark 4:26-32; Luke 7:22; John 8:35; 10:16; Acts 2:16-21;
Romans 1:5-7; 1Corinthians 15:24-28; Hebrews 12:23, 24, Ephesians 1:10; Revelation 5:10, 27, 28; 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 1Corinthians 16:19; Revelation 1:4
- Babylon 1Peter 5:13
- Cenchrea Romans 16:1
- Caesarea Acts 18:22
- Cilicia Acts 15:41
- Corinth 1Corinthians 1:2
- Ephesus Ephesians 1:22; Revelation 2:1
- Galatia Galatians 1:2
- Galilee Acts 9:31
- Jerusalem Acts 15:4
- Joppa Acts 9:42
- Judaea Acts 9:31
- Laodicea Revelation 3:14
- Pergamos Revelation 2:12
- Philadelphia Revelation 3:7
- Samaria Acts 9:31
- Sardis Revelation 3:1
- Smyrna Revelation 2:8
- Syria Acts 15:41
- Thessalonica 1Thessalonians 1:1
- Thyatira Revelation 2:18
UNITY OF Psalm 133:1; John 10:16; 17:11, 21-23; Romans 12:4, 5; 1Corinthians 10:17; 12:5, 12-27; Galatians 3:26-28; Ephesians 1:10; 2:14-19, 21; 3:6, 15; 4:4-6, 12, 13, 16, 25; Colossians 3:11, 15
.See ECCLESIASTICISM
TRIUMPHANT Galatians 4:26; Hebrews 12:22, 23; Revelation 3:12; 21:3, 10
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