Charles Ryrie (1925-2016) was a Bible scholar and theologian who served as professor of systematic theology and dean of doctoral studies...

Earlier this year (2022) pastor Mike Hovland of the Reformed-Calvinist Grace Bible Fellowship Church posted an online Q&A article on “The...

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...

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...