The Church’s Identity

More Than a Building: The Church’s Identity

Various Scriptures

Ecclesiology is the doctrine of the church.

Ekklesia- “the called-out ones”

There’s a great need for the teaching of ecclesiology.

The basic problem in the American church is an identity crisis.

What is the CHURCH?

1. We are a (I Peter 2:9; John 17:20)

Local

Universal

Historic

1. We are . (I Peter 2:9; Eph. 1:4)
2. Our future is . (John 6:37-40)
3. We are . (John 3:6)
4. We are in with God. (Matt. 26:28; Jer. 32:39; Rom. 3:10b-12)
5. We are . (I Peter 2:9)

We have a King the world does not have.

We have a nature the world does not have.

We have a book the world does not comprehend.

We have a belief system the world does not have.

We have a purpose the world does not have.

We have an enemy the world does not have.

1. We are and . (Matt. 5)
2. We are mingled with . (II Tim. 2:19)
3. We are . (Gal. 3:28; John 17:23)
4. We are NOT . (Rom. 11:11)