The Summation of All Things in Christ

Studies in Ephesians with a Local Church Emphasis

Lesson 34 : Excursus: The Local Church in Ephesians 2:11-22 part 1

Why ‘Ephesians with a Local Church Emphasis’?  –  Terms defined: universal-visible church, universal-invisible church, local-visible church  –  The problem is one of emphasis  –  The ‘mystical union of all believers’ should not be referred to as the ‘universal-invisible church’ but rather ‘the family of God’  –  ‘Church’ is a very poor translation of the Greek word ‘ecclesia’  –  A future gathering of all believers could be referred to as ‘the glory church’  –  One reason why some reject the ‘local church’ teaching