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What is the difference between the universal church and the local church?
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The universal church is comprised by faithful believers from the present, the past, and the future who follow Jesus Christ.
These members may be a collection of believers throughout the entire world.
The local church is a group of believers who live in a community close to one another. -
The universal church is all members, past, present and future. The local church is a group of believers, usually within a geographical area who are living. Local churches may have members serving in missions away from the local church.
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Universal church is The Lord Jesus Christ that we all serve.Local church is a small segment of that.
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The former consists of all believers. The latter consists of believers in a specific community or locale.
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Universal church in timeless, in total, local church in in time and one place.
