Razlika između univerzalne i lokalne crkve?

Da bismo razumeli razliku između lokalne i univerzalne crkve, moramo da damo definiciju obe. Lokalna crkva je grupa verujućih u Isusa Hrista koji se sreću na određenom mestu na redovnoj osnovi. Univerzalna crkva je sastavljena od vernika u Isusa Hrista širom sveta. Termin crkva potiče od bar dve reči. Jedna od reči ima veze sa okupljanjem ili „skupom“ (1. Solunjanima 2:14; 2. Solunjanima 1:1). Ova reč se odnosi na na Božije delo spasenja i posvećivanja vernika kao „pozvanih“. Kada se reč koristi u Bibliji, to je smisao. Druga reč je ona koja se odnosi na pripadanje i doslovno znači „pripada Gospodu“ Ovo je reč koja se prevodi na reč „crkva“. Ova grčka reč se samo dvaput koristila u Novom zavetu i nikad se ne koristi direktno kada se imenuje crkva (1. Korinćanima 11:20; Otkrivenje 1:10). Lokalna crkva se obično definiše kao lokalni skup onih koji ispovedaju veru i privrženost Hristu. Najčešće grčka reč ekklesia se koristi u odnosu na loalni skup (1. Solunjanima 1:1; 1. Korinćanima 4:17; 2. Korinćanima 11:8). Ne postoji jedna posebna lokalna crkva u bilo kojoj oblasti. Postoje mnge lokalne crkve u velikim gradovima. Univerzalna crkva je ime koje je dato crkvi širom sveta. U ovom slučaju ideja crkve nije mnogo u samom skupu već u onima koji ga sačinjavaju. Crkva je crkva čak i kada nema neki zvaničan sastanak. U Delima 8:3, možemo da vidimo da je crkva crkva čak i kada su njeni članovi u kući. Kada proučavamo original teksta iz Dela 9:31, vidimo da reč crkva treba da se prevodi sa jednom rečju crkva koja opisuje univerzalnu crkvu a ne samo lokalnu. Pripazi da ovo ne uradiš. Univerzalna crkva se nikad ne opisuje u Pismu kao nevidljiva i sigurno da ne treba da bude nevidljiva. Evo više stihova koji govore o univerzalnoj crkvi: 1. Korinćanima 12:28; 15:9; Matej 16:18; Efescima 1:22-23; Kološanima 1:18.

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What is the difference between the universal church and local church?

To understand the difference between the local church and the universal church, one must get a basic definition of each. The local church is a group of professing believers in Jesus Christ who meet in some particular location on a regular basis. The universal church is made up of all believers in Jesus Christ worldwide. The term church is a translation of a Greek word having to do with a meeting together or an “assembly” (1 Thessalonians 2:14; 2 Thessalonians 1:1). This word pertains to the work of God in saving and sanctifying believers as “called-out ones.” Another Greek word that speaks of ownership and literally means “belonging to the Lord” is transliterated as church, but it is only used twice in the New Testament and never in direct reference to the church (1 Corinthians 11:20; Revelation 1:10). A local church is normally defined as a local assembly of all who profess faith and allegiance to Christ. Most often, the Greek word ekklesia is used in reference to the local assembly (1 Thessalonians 1:1; 1 Corinthians 4:17; 2 Corinthians 11:8). There is not just one specific local church in any one area, necessarily. There are many local churches in larger cities. The universal church is the name given to the church worldwide. In this case the idea of the church is not so much the assembly itself but those constituting the church. The church is the church even when it is not holding an official meeting. In Acts 8:3, one can see that the church is still the church even when its members are at home. In Acts 9:31, the King James rendering of the plural word churches should actually be the singular church, which describes the universal church, not just local churches. Sometimes the universal church is called the “invisible church”—invisible in the sense of having no street address, GPS coordinates, or physical building and in the sense that only God can see who is truly saved. Of course, the church is never described in Scripture as “invisible,” and, as a city set on a hill, it is surely meant to be visible (Matthew 5:14). Here are more verses that talk about the universal church: 1 Corinthians 12:28; 15:9; Matthew 16:18; Ephesians 1:22-23; Colossians 1:18.