{"id":19284,"date":"2022-03-11T08:14:32","date_gmt":"2022-03-11T13:14:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.holytrinityweb.com\/weekly\/?p=19284"},"modified":"2022-03-11T08:51:16","modified_gmt":"2022-03-11T13:51:16","slug":"the-church-whats-that","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.holytrinityweb.com\/weekly\/the-church-whats-that\/","title":{"rendered":"The Church. What’s That?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Like the word \u201clove\u201d, but to a lesser degree, we use the word \u201cchurch\u201d in so many ways that it\u2019s hard to get to its deepest meaning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We say things like: \u201cI\u2019m going to church\u201d, \u201cWas it a church wedding?\u201d, \u201cThe church has spoken\u201d, etc. Our most frequent thought about church is as a building or an organization (not unlike a company). It has a president (Pope) and field managers (bishops and pastors). It has rules and regulations for those who \u201cbelong\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All this has some truth to it but, taken by itself, one is left with an entirely poor understanding of Church. So poor in fact that many, especially young people, choose to go elsewhere for an organization that gives them meaning and direction. \u201cI\u2019m spiritual but not religious\u201d, they say. They accept a false understanding of church (though sometimes it seems justified by the actions of some church leaders).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What then is a correct understanding of \u201cChurch\u201d? Here\u2019s what the bible says:<\/p>\n\n\n\n