The Summation of All Things in Christ

Studies in Ephesians with a Local Church Emphasis

Lesson 15 : Excursus  –  The Church in Ephesians 1:22-23

All believers accept two entities: the local church and the family of God  –  The ‘universal-invisible church’ is a misnomer  –  The ‘recent’ development of the universal-invisible church  –  Ecclesia was a common word in early Christianity  –  What did the word ‘ecclesia’ mean?  –  How is ecclesia used in the New Testament?  –  Each local church is a microcosm of the future assembly  –  Testimonies from ‘universal-invisible church’ believers for the local church  –  Bible study and our pre-conceived notions  –  What if I am wrong?  –  The original recipients of Ephesians would have thought of their local gathering of believers  –  The use of metaphors and the ‘Baptist Bride’  –  Summary of Paul’s teaching in Ephesians 1:15-23