The Body | Eph. 4:4; 1 Cor. 12:20 | Relation to one another |
The Church | Eph. 1:22-23; Col. 1:18 | Relation to the world |
The Saved | Acts 2:47; Eph. 5:23 | Relation to the Savior |
In Christ | 2 Cor. 5:17; 2 Tim. 2:10 | Relation to the Christ |
Kingdom | Col. 1:13-14; Acts 20:28 | Relation to authority |
House of God | 1 Tim. 3:14-15; Eph. 2:19 | Relation to the family |
God gave these designations to show what the church really is. Many place no importance at all on the church today. They do not understand its true nature.