What is the church?
La chiesa è il popolo che Dio chiama fuori dal mondo per appartenere a Gesù Cristo. Non è un edificio, ma una famiglia spirituale unita dallo Spirito Santo, chiamata ad adorare, amarsi e portare il vangelo al mondo.
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The word translated “church” means an assembly or gathering of people. So the church is first of all people, not a place — believers called together by God.
The New Testament pictures the church as a body with many parts (1 Corinthians 12), each member belonging to the others, with Christ as the head. It is both local (a particular congregation) and universal (all Christians everywhere, across time).
Christians gather to worship God, hear his word, encourage one another, share in baptism and communion, and serve their neighbors — living out their faith together rather than alone.