Part 1 Ignatius, a so-called "church father" who lived roughly c. 50-110AD, is the father of the universal church theory, or what he...

Christ started His church during His earthly ministry (Matt 18:17) from people converted and baptized by John the Baptist (Jn 1:35-37)...

The Lord’s Table (aka., Lord’s Supper, Communion) illustrated and described in Lk 22:14-20; 1 Cor 10:16-21 and 11:17-34, is a memorial of...

In 1 Tim 3:15, Paul the Apostle refers to the true local church as: “the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.”...

Most people are so immersed in neo-evangelical teachings, they’ve never questioned whether the idea of a “universal” church is a...

1 Cor 12:27 defines what the “body of Christ” is: “Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular." Paul says that the church...

The Bible only teaches local church. Universal church doctrine is not taught in the Bible. There isn't such a thing — church isn't...