The Church “Universal” The Church “Local”
| Composed of all Christians |
Composed of Christians in onelocation |
| Began on the Day of Pentecost |
Begins when people join together |
| There is just one |
There are many |
| Enter only by being added by the Lord |
Enter by joining ourselves |
| The Lord keeps the books of membership |
Enrolled by human judgment |
| Consists of all the saved |
Consists of both saved and lost |
| Must be in this to be saved |
Do not have to be in this to be saved |
| Has no earthly organization |
Has earthly organization |
| Can’t be divided |
Can be divided |
| Death doesn’t affect membership |
Death does affect membership |
| Does not have one scriptural name |
May use different scriptural names |
*Mark A. Copeland is a Bible teacher in Kissimmee, Fl.
Author: lifecoach4God
I am the Lead Pastor of Marin Bible Church (Bay Area), born and raised in Huntington Beach, Ca., and currently living in Novato, California. I am married to my best friend of 32 years - Dana - and have five adult children; and eleven grand children. I have been a Teaching Pastor for over thirty years. I was privileged to study at Multnomah School of the Bible (B.S. - 1988); Talbot School of Theology (M.Div. - 1991); Westminster Theological Seminary & Northwest Graduate School (D. Min. - 2003). I founded Vertical Living Ministries in 2008 with the goal of encouraging Christian Disciples and Leaders to be more intentionally Christ-Centered in how they live by bringing glory to God in nine key areas of life: (1) Intimacy with God, (2) marriage, (3) family, (4) friendship, (5) vocationally/ministry , (6) emotional and physical health, (7) stewardship of resources, (8) discipleship, and (9) mentoring.
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