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The Bible describes the church as the people who belong to Christ: his body, God’s household and a temple built on him. Jesus speaks of building “my church” in Matthew 16:18, and the Greek word translated church, ekklesia, means an assembly or congregation. Paul calls the church Christ’s body (1 Corinthians 12:27, Ephesians 1:22-23) and a building that rises into “a holy temple in the Lord” (Ephesians 2:19-22). Peter gives believers the titles of Israel at Sinai (1 Peter 2:9),…