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What is the difference between the universal church and the local church?
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Universal church is the entire body of Christ regardless of time or location. The local church is a local expression of church locked into a location and time.
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Universal church is the whole body of Christ world-wide, does not matter the church you belong to.
While the local church is a congregation meeting in a particular place where people come to worship , pray and fellowship. -
Universal is the whole church, worldwide. Local is the local congregation or church in a certain place
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Universal church is the whole body of Christ, does not matter the church you belong to.
While the local church is a congregation meeting in a particular place where people come to worship , pray and fellowship. -
The universal church is a term used for the people of God, all who belong to Jesus Christ throughout history regardless of time and space.
Local church refers a group of committed believers in a particular location that organizes itself into a particular structure. The local church is a subset of the universal church within a specific and particular time and space. Biblically there is no distinction as all belong to God.