WHAT IS THE CHURCH?

I. The mystery of Christ
II. The masterpiece of God
III. The real Israel of God
IV. The flock of God
V. The assembly of called-out ones
VI. The house/household of God
VII. The kingdom of God
VIII. The Body of Christ
IX. The new man
X. The counterpart of Christ
XI. The warrior
XII. The golden lampstand

I. The church is the mystery of Christ

"That their hearts may be comforted, they being knit together in love and unto all the riches of the full assurance of understanding, unto the full knowledge of the mystery of God, Christ," --Colossians 2:2

"That by revelation the mystery was made known to me, as I have written previously in brief, By which, in reading it, you can perceive my understanding in the mystery of Christ, Which in other generations was not made known to the sons of men, as it has now been revealed to His holy apostles and prophets in spirit, That in Christ Jesus the Gentiles are fellow heirs and fellow members of the Body and fellow partakers of the promise through the gospel," --Ephesians 3:3-6

"For this cause a man shall leave his father and mother and shall be joined to his wife, and the two shall be one flesh. This mystery is great, but I speak with regard to Christ and the church." --Ephesians 5:31-32

All scripture references are taken from the Holy Bible, Recovery Version, First edition 2003, published by Living Stream Ministry, Anaheim, CA, U.S.A.