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Ecclesiology: The Doctrine of the Church Explained

Ecclesiology is the branch of Christian theology devoted to the doctrine of the Church. It examines what Scripture teaches concerning the Church’s nature, origin, identity, authority, membership, leadership, worship, ordinances, discipline, unity, mission, and future. Ecclesiology asks what the Church is, who belongs to it, who …