Paul's Theology of the Church.
This is a little paper I wrote for our BTC class over in Missoula. Not super thorough, being as it is (sans the footnotes) under 500 words. I do think it covers some things that are important to keep in mind though, so I thought I'd post it for y'all to take a look at, perhaps I will elaborate on it at some point. Paul's Theology of the Church A short summary of the writings of the Apostle Paul concerning the nature and function of the church. Will Dole -What is the church? Paul states in Ephesians 5:25 that “Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her.” Following this line of thought, the church would consist of all those for whom Christ died; “the community of all believers for all time.” [1] Paul uses several terms to describe these people throughout his epistles. These include (but are not limited to) saints [2] , the called [3] , believers [4] , and collectively, the body [5] and God's dwelling place [6] . We may conclude from Paul's writings that...