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  1. www.gotquestions.org › true-churchWhich church is the true church? | GotQuestions.org

    Jan 4, 2022 · The true church is the bride of Christ (Revelation 21:2, 9; 22:17) and the body of Christ (Ephesians 4:12; 1 Corinthians 12:27). It cannot be contained, walled in, or defined by anything other than its love for Christ and its dedication to Him.

  2. www.compellingtruth.org › true-churchIs there one true church? Which one is it? - CompellingTruth.org

    Rather, the true church is the family of all those who have faith in Jesus Christ and are born again by the power of the Holy Spirit (John 3:3). The New Testament defines the church in two distinct ways. First, the church comprises all believers. This is often called the universal church.

  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › One_true_churchOne true church - Wikipedia

    One true church. The expression " one true church " refers to an ecclesiological position asserting that Jesus gave his authority in the Great Commission solely to a particular visible Christian institutional church—what is commonly called a denomination.

  4. www.crossway.org › articles › 3-distinguishing3 Distinguishing Characteristics of a True Church - Crossway

    • The Preaching of the Word of God. That this is an essential characteristic of a true church is evident from what Jesus said in Matt. 28:19: “. . . and teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you.”
    • The Provision of the Ordinances. This refers to the administration of baptism and the Lord’s Supper (see Acts 2:41–42, referred to earlier). The latter is sometimes called Communion.
    • The Practice of Discipline. The church is meant to be a place where godliness and truth are upheld. Where either of these is missing in the life of a person, they should be warned and urged to repent so that they are restored to a healthy spiritual life.

  5. www.ligonier.org › learn › articlesMartin Luther’s 7 Characteristics of the Church by W. Robert ...

    • The Word. First, the holy Christian people are recognized by their possession of the holy Word of God.2. Luther always returned to the foundational importance of the Scriptures and the gospel in his approach to any doctrinal question.
    • Baptism. Second, God’s people or the Christian holy people are recognized by the holy sacrament of baptism, wherever it is taught, believed, and administered correctly according to Christ’s ordinance.3.
    • The Lord’s Supper. Third, God’s people, or Christian holy people, are recognized by the holy sacrament of the altar, wherever it is rightly administered, believed, and received, according to Christ’s institution.
    • Discipline. Fourth, God’s people or holy Christians are recognized by the office of the keys exercised publicly. That is, as Christ decrees in Matthew 18[:15– 20], if a Christian sins, he should be reproved; and if he does not mend his ways, he should be bound in his sin and cast out.

  6. carm.org › which-church-is-the-one-true-churchWhich church is the one true church? - CARM.ORG

    Dec 11, 2008 · People mistakenly think that there is an earthly organization that is the one true church as if a collection of people, church structures, and “authority” designate that it is the “one true church” on earth. But, this is a wrong assumption. The true Church is not an earthly organization.

  7. biblical-christianity.com › recognizing-a-true-churchRecognizing a True Church | Biblical Christianity

    Jul 20, 2021 · We can distinguish between a true and false church by using the Word of God. A true church has Christ not only as its foundation ( 1 Corinthians 3:11) but also the cornerstone of that foundation ( 1 Peter 2:7 ). One last thing, the true church governs itself by the authority of the Word ( 2 Timothy 3:16-17 ).