1. Definition Of (Physical)

   Place of worship

2. Names Of, Called

   COURTS, Psalm 65:4, 84:2, 10, 92:13, 96:8, 100:4, 116:19, Isaiah 1:12, 62:9, Zechariah 3:7

   HOUSE OF GOD, Genesis 28:17, 22, Joshua 9:23, Judges 18:31, 20:18, 26, 21:2, 1 Chronicles 9:11, 24:5, 2 Chronicles 5:14, 22:12, 24:13, 33:7, 36:19, Ezra 5:8, 15, 7:20, 23, Nehemiah 6:10, 11:11, 13:11, Psalm 42:4, 52:8, 55:14, 84:10, Ecclesiastes 5:1, Isaiah 2:3, Hosea 9:8, Joel 1:16, Micah 4:2, Zechariah 7:2, Matthew 12:4, 1 Timothy 3:15, Hebrews 10:21, 1 Peter 4:17

   HOUSE OF THE LORD, Exodus 23:19, 34:26, Deuteronomy 23:18, Joshua 6:24, Judges 19:18, 1 Samuel 1:7, 24, 2 Samuel 12:20, 1 Kings 3:1, 6:37, 7:40, 8:10, 63, 10:5, 2 Kings 11:3, 4, 15, 18, 19, 12:4, 9, 10, 13, 16, 16:18, 20:8, 23:2, 7, 11, 25:9, 1 Chronicles 6:31, 22:1, 11, 14, 23:4, 26:12, 2 Chronicles 8:16, 26:21, 29:5, 15, 33:15, 34:15, 36:14, Ezra 7:27, Psalm 23:6, 27:4, 92:13, 116:19, 118:26, 122:1, 9, 134:1, Isaiah 2:2, 37:14, Jeremiah 17:26, 20:1, 2, 26:2, 7, 28:1, 5, 29:26, 35:2, 36:5, 6, 38:14, 41:5, 51:51, Lamentations 2:7, Ezekiel 44:4, Haggai 1:2, Zechariah 8:9

   SANCTUARY, Exodus 25:8, Leviticus 19:30, 21:12, Numbers 3:28, 4:12, 7:9, 8:19, 10:21, 18:1, 5, 19:20, 1 Chronicles 9:29, 22:19, 24:5, 28:10, 2 Chronicles 20:8, 26:18, 29:21, 30:8, 19, Nehemiah 10:39, Psalm 20:2, 28:2, 63:2, 68:24, 73:17, 74:3, 7, 77:13, 78:69, 150:1, Isaiah 16:12, 63:18, Lamentations 2:7, 20, 4:1, Ezekiel 5:11, 42:20, 44:5, 27, 45:3, 48:8, 21, Daniel 8:11, 13, 14, 9:17, 26, 11:31, Hebrews 8:2, 9:1, 2

   HOUSE OF PRAYER, Isaiah 56:7, Matthew 21:13

   TABERNACLE, Exodus 26:1, Leviticus 26:11, Joshua 22:19, Psalm 15:1, 61:4, 76:2, Hebrews 8:2, 5, 9:2, 11, Revelation 13:6, 21:3

   TEMPLE, 1 Samuel 1:9, 3:3, 2 Kings 11:10, 13, Ezra 4:1, Psalm 5:7, 11:4, 27:4, 29:9, 48:9, 68:29, Isaiah 6:1, Malachi 3:1, Matthew 4:5, 23:16, Luke 18:10, 24:53

   ZION, Psalm 9:11, 48:11, 74:2, 132:13, 137:1, Isaiah 35:10, Jeremiah 31:6, 50:5, Joel 2:1, 15

   HOLY PLACE, Exodus 28:29, 38:24, Leviticus 6:16, 10:17, 14:13, 16:2-24, Joshua 5:15, 1 Kings 8:8, 1 Chronicles 23:32, 2 Chronicles 29:5, 30:27, 35:5, Ezra 9:8, Psalm 24:3, 46:4, 68:17, Ecclesiastes 8:10, Isaiah 57:15, Ezekiel 41:4, 42:13, 45:4, Matthew 24:15, Acts 6:13, 21:28, Hebrews 9:12, 25

   HOLY TEMPLE, Psalm 5:7, 11:4, 65:4, 79:1, 138:2, Jonah 2:4, 7, Micah 1:2, Habakkuk 2:20, Ephesians 2:21, 3:17

   MY FATHER'S HOUSE, John 2:16, 14:2

3. Holy Exodus 30:26-29, 40:9, Leviticus 8:10, 11, 16:13, 19:30, 21:12, Numbers 7:1, 1 Kings 9:3, 1 Chronicles 29:3, 2 Chronicles 3:8, Isaiah 64:11, Ezekiel 23:39, 1 Corinthians 3:17

4. Edifices

   See Synagogue; Tabernacle; Temple.

5. Definition Of (Spiritual)

   The collective body of believers

6. Miscellany of Minor Sub-Topics

   Called in the O.T.(KJV and others), THE CONGREGATION, Exodus 12:3, 6, 19, 47, 16:1, 2, 9, 10, 22, Leviticus 4:13, 15, 10:17, 24:14

   Called in the N.T. (KJV, but CONGREGATION earlier in Tyndale's translation), CHURCH, Matthew 16:18, 18:17, Acts 2:47, 1 Corinthians 11:18, 14:19, 23, 28, 33, 34, 15:9, Galatians 1:13

   Called also ASSEMBLY OF THE SAINTS, Psalm 89:7

    ASSEMBLY OF THE UPRIGHT, Psalm 111:1

    BODY OF CHRIST, Ephesians 1:22, 23, Colossians 1:24

    BRANCH OF GOD'S PLANTING, Isaiah 60:21

    BRIDE OF CHRIST, Revelation 21:9

    CHURCH OF GOD, Acts 20:28

    CHURCH OF THE LIVING GOD, 1 Timothy 3:15

    CHURCH OF THE FIRSTBORN, Hebrews 12:23

    CITY OF THE LIVING GOD, Hebrews 12:22

    CONGREGATION OF SAINTS, Psalm 149:1

    CONGREGATION OF THE LORD'S POOR, Psalm 74:19

    DOVE, Song of Solomon 2:14, 5:2

    FAMILY IN HEAVEN AND EARTH, Ephesians 3:15

    FLOCK OF GOD, Ezekiel 34:15, 1 Peter 5:2

    FOLD OF CHRIST, John 10:16

    GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE FIRSTBORN (people), Hebrews 12:23

    GOLDEN CANDLESTICK (lampstand), Revelation 1:20

    GOD'S BUILDING, 1 Corinthians 3:9

    GOD'S HUSBANDRY (farm), 1 Corinthians 3:9

    GOD'S HERITAGE, Joel 3:2, 1 Peter 5:3

    HABITATION OF GOD, Ephesians 2:22

    HEAVENLY JERUSALEM, Galatians 4:26, Hebrews 12:22

    HOLY CITY, Revelation 21:2

    HOLY MOUNTAIN, Zechariah 8:3

    HOLY HILL, Psalm 2:6, 15:1

    HOUSE OF GOD, 1 Timothy 3:15, Hebrews 10:21

    THE GOD OF JACOB, Isaiah 2:3

    HOUSE OF CHRIST, Hebrews 3:6

    HOUSEHOLD OF GOD, Ephesians 2:19

    INHERITANCE, Psalm 28:9, Isaiah 19:25

    ISRAEL OF GOD, Galatians 6:16

    KING'S DAUGHTER, Psalm 45:13

    KINGDOM OF GOD, Matthew 6:33, 12:28, 19:24, 21:31

    KINGDOM OF HEAVEN, Matthew 3:2, 4:17, 10:7, 5:3, 10, 19, 20

    HIS KINGDOM, Psalm 103:19, 145:12, Matthew 16:28, Luke 1:33

    MY KINGDOM, John 18:36

    THY KINGDOM, Psalm 45:6, 145:11, 13, Matthew 6:10, Luke 23:42

    LAMB'S BRIDE, Ephesians 5:22-32, Revelation 22:17

    LAMB'S WIFE, Revelation 19:7-9, 21:9

    LOT OF GOD'S INHERITANCE, Deuteronomy 32:9

    MOUNT ZION, Hebrews 12:22

    MOUNTAIN OF THE LORD'S HOUSE, Isaiah 2:2

    NEW JERUSALEM, Revelation 21:2

    PILLAR AND GROUND OF THE TRUTH, 1 Timothy 3:15

    PLACE OF GOD'S THRONE, Ezekiel 43:7

    PLEASANT PORTION, Jeremiah 12:10

    SANCTUARY OF GOD, Psalm 114:2

    SISTER OF CHRIST, Song of Solomon 4:12, 5:2

    SPIRITUAL HOUSE, 1 Peter 2:5

    SPOUSE OF CHRIST, Song of Solomon 4:12, 5:1

    STRENGTH AND GLORY OF GOD, Psalm 78:61

    SOUGHT OUT, A CITY NOT FORSAKEN, Isaiah 62:12

    THE LORD'S PORTION, Deuteronomy 32:9

    TEMPLE OF GOD, 1 Corinthians 3:16, 17

    TEMPLE OF THE LIVING GOD, 2 Corinthians 6:16

    VINEYARD, Jeremiah 12:10, Matthew 21:41

   Christ's love for, John 10:8, 11, 12, Ephesians 5:25-32, Revelation 3:9

   Loved by believers, Psalm 87:7, 137:5, 1 Corinthians 12:25, 1 Thessalonians 4:9

    is prayed for, Psalm 122:6, Isaiah 62:6

    dear to God, Isaiah 43:4

    safe under his care, Psalm 46:1, 2, 5

    salt and light of the world, Matthew 5:13

   Militant, Song of Solomon 6:10, Philippians 2:25, 2 Timothy 2:3, 4:7, Philemon 1:2

   God defends, Psalm 89:18, Isaiah 4:5, 49:25, Matthew 16:18

   God provides ministers for, Jeremiah 3:15, Ephesians 4:11, 12

   Is glorious, Psalm 45:13, Ephesians 5:27

   Is clothed in righteousness, Revelation 10:8

   Believers continually added to, by the Lord, Acts 2:47, 5:14, 11:24

   Unity of, Romans 12:5, 1 Corinthians 10:17, 12:12, Galatians 3:28, Ephesians 4:4

   Privileges of, Psalm 36:8, 87:5

   Worship of, to be attended, Hebrews 10:25

   Harmonious fellowship of, Psalm 133:1-3, John 13:34, Acts 4:32, Philippians 1:4, 2:1, 1 John 3:1-24, 4

   Divisions in, to be shunned, Romans 16:17, 1 Corinthians 1:10, 3:3

   Baptized (immersed) into by one Spirit, 1 Corinthians 12:13

   Ministers commanded to feed, Acts 20:28

   Is edified by the word, Romans 12:6, 1 Corinthians 14:4, 13, Ephesians 4:15, 16, Colossians 3:16

   The wicked persecute, Acts 8:1-3, 1 Thessalonians 2:14, 15

   Not to be despised, 1 Corinthians 11:22

   Defiling of, will be punished, 1 Corinthians 3:17

   Extent of, predicted, Isaiah 2:2, Ezekiel 17:2, Daniel 2:34, 35

   See Ecclesiasticism; Jesus, Kingdom Of; Ministers; Usurpation, In Ecclesiastical Affairs.

7. Unclassified Scriptures Relating To Deuteronomy 32:9, Psalm 2:6, 9:11, 14, 14:7, 20:2, 46:4, 5, 48:1, 2, 11-13, 50:2, 51:18, 53:6, 65:1, 69:35, 36, 74:2, 84:1-10, 87:1-6, 99:2, 102:13, 14, 16, 19-21, 110:2, 111:1, 114:2, 125:1, 126:1, 2, 129:5, 132:13-16, 133:1-3, 134:1-3, 137:1-6, 149:2, Isaiah 1:8, 27, 2:3, 4:2-6, 12:6, 14:32, 24:23, 27:2, 3, 28:5, 16, 31:4, 5, 33:5, 14, 20-24, 35:1-10, 40:9-11, 43:1-7, 21, 25, 44:23, 49:14-17, 52:1, 2, 7-12, 59:20, 60:1-6, 19-21, 61:1-3, 62:1, 3, 11, 12, 66:8, 18, Jeremiah 3:14, 15, 12:10, 13:11, 31:6, 7, 12, 23, 33:9, 43:7, Joel 2:1, 15-17, Zechariah 8:3, Matthew 13:24, 16:18, Acts 7:38, 20:28, 1 Corinthians 3:9, 12:28, 15:9, 2 Corinthians 8:1, Ephesians 1:22, 23, 2:21, 22, 3:15, 21, 5:23-27, 29, Colossians 1:24, 1 Timothy 3:14, 15, Hebrews 3:6, 12:22, 23, 1 Peter 2:5, Revelation 1:20, 21:2, 11, 23

8. Backslidden Psalm 12:1, 80:1-19, Isaiah 1:2-27, 17:9-11, 43:22-28, Jeremiah 2:5-34, 3:1-25, 8:5-22, 9:1-3, 10:19-22, 18:11-17, 50:4-7, Ezekiel 2:3-5, 5:5-17, 16:23, Hosea 2:1-23, 4, 6, Joel 2:1-32, Amos 6:1-14, Matthew 21:33-46, Mark 12:1-12, Luke 13:6-9, Revelation 2:1-6, 12-25, 3:1-4, 14-20

   See Backslidings Of Israel. Sub-topic Backsliding Of Israel, Under Backsliders;  corruption In, Below; Backsliders.

9. Beneficence Of

   See Beneficence; Giving; Liberality.

10. Christ, Head Of Psalm 118:22, 23, Isaiah 33:22, 55:4, Matthew 12:6, 8, 21:42, 43, 23:8, 10, Mark 2:28, 12:10, Luke 6:5, 20:17, 18, John 13:13, 15:1-8, Acts 2:36, Romans 8:29, 9:5, 1 Corinthians 3:11, 11:3, 12:5, Ephesians 1:10, 22, 23, 2:20-22, 4:15, 5:23-32, Colossians 1:13, 18, 2:10, 19, 3:11, Hebrews 3:3, 6, 1 Peter 2:7, Revelation 1:13, 2:1, 9, 12, 13, 18, 19, 3:1, 7, 5:6, 21:22, 23, 22:16

   See Jesus, Kingdom Of

11. Christian, Divinely Established Matthew 16:15-18, Ephesians 2:20-22, 1 Thessalonians 1:1, 2 Thessalonians 1:1, 1 Timothy 3:15

12. Corruption In Hosea 4:9, Micah 3:1-4, 9, 11, Matthew 21:33-41, 45, 23:2-7, 13-33, 26:14-16, 59-68, Mark 12:1-12, 14:10, 11, Luke 22:3-6

   See Backsliders, Backsliding Of Israel

13. Decrees Of Acts 15:28, 29, 16:4

14. Design Of Romans 3:2, 9:4, Ephesians 2:20-22, 1 Timothy 3:15

15. Dissensions In 1 Corinthians 1:11-13, 3:3, 4, 11:18, 19, 2 Corinthians 12:20, 21

16. Duty Of, to Ministers 1 Corinthians 16:10, 11, Philippians 2:29, 4:10-18, 1 Thessalonians 5:12, 13, 1 Timothy 5:17, Hebrews 13:7, 17

   See Ministers

17. Government Of, Mosaic and Christian Deuteronomy 17:8-13, Matthew 16:19, Luke 9:46-48, 22:24-30, John 20:23, Acts 1:15, 23-26, 6:2, 3, 5, 6, 11:22, 29, 30, 13:1, 3, 5, 14:23, 15:1-31, 16:4, 5, 20:17, 28, 1 Corinthians 7:17, 11:2, 33, 34, 12:5, 28, 14:26, 33, 40, 16:3, 16, 2 Corinthians 2:2-11, Galatians 2:9, 10, Ephesians 4:11, 12, Philippians 1:1, 1 Timothy 3:1-13, 4:14, 5:1, 22, 2 Timothy 1:6, Titus 1:5, Hebrews 13:17, 24, James 5:14, 15, 1 Peter 5:1-3, 3 John 1:9, 10, Jude 1:22, 23

   See Ministers, Duties Of

18. Rules of Discipline In, Mosaic and Christian Genesis 17:14, Exodus 12:15, 30:33, 37, 38, Leviticus 7:27, 17:8, 9, 19:5-8, 20:18, 22:3, Numbers 9:13, 15:31, 19:13, 20, Deuteronomy 13:12-18, 17:2-13, 19:16-21, 21:1-9, 18-21, 22:13-29, Ezra 10:1-44, Matthew 16:19, 18:15-18, John 9:22, 34, 35, 16:2, 20:23, Romans 14:1, 15:1-3, 16:17, 1 Corinthians 4:19, 21, 5:1, 2, 4-7, 11-13, 16:22, 2 Corinthians 2:6-8, 10, 11, 6:14, 15, 7:8, 10:1-11, 13:1, 2, 10, Galatians 5:10, 12, 6:1, 1 Thessalonians 5:14, 2 Thessalonians 3:6, 14, 15, 1 Timothy 1:19, 20, 5:1, 2, 19, 20, 6:3-5, 2 Timothy 4:2, Titus 1:13, 2:15, 3:10, 11, 2 John 1:10, 11, Jude 1:22, 23, Revelation 22:19

   See Excommunication; Ministers, Duties Of.

19. Love For Psalm 102:14, 122:6, 9, 128:5, 6, 137:1-6, Isaiah 22:4, 58:12, 62:1, 6, 7, 66:10, 13, 14, Jeremiah 9:1, 14:17, 51:50, 51, Lamentations 2:11, 3:48-51

20. Membership In Isaiah 44:5, Ezekiel 44:6, 7, 9, Matthew 12:50, 19:14, Mark 10:14, Luke 18:16, John 15:5, 6, Acts 2:41, 47, 4:4, 5:14, 9:35, 42, 11:21, Romans 12:4, 5, 1 Corinthians 3:11-15, 12:12-28, Ephesians 4:25, 5:30, Philippians 4:3, Revelation 21:27

   See Righteous, Described

21. Prophecies concerning Prosperity Of Genesis 12:3, 49:10, Deuteronomy 32:21, Psalm 2:8, 22:27-31, 46:4, 10, 65:2, 66:4, 68:31, 32, 69:35, 36, 72:1-20, 85:10-12, 86:9, 87:4, 89:1-37, 96:1-13, 102:13-16, 18-22, 110:1-7, 113:3, 118:24, 126:5, 6, 132:15-17, 138:4, 5, 145:10, 11, Isaiah 2:2-5, 4:2, 3, 5, 6, 9:1-7, 11:1-10, 18:7, 19:24, 25, 23:17, 18, 24:16, 25:6-8, 29:18-24, 30:20, 32:1-20, 33:5, 13-24, 35:1-10, 40:4-11, 41:17-20, 42:1-12, 44:3-5, 45:6, 8, 14, 23, 24, 46:12, 13, 49:6-12, 18-23, 51:3-16, 52:1-15, 53:10-12, 54:1-17, 55:1-13, 56:3-8, 59:19-21, 60:1-22, 61:1-11, 62:1-12, 65:1-25, 66:7-23, Jeremiah 3:17, 4:2, 16:19-21, 31:7-9, 34, 33:22, Ezekiel 17:22-24, 34:23-31, 47:1-12, Daniel 2:35, 44, 45, 7:13, 14, 18, 22, 27, 12:1-13, Joel 2:26-32, 3:18, Amos 9:11, 12, Micah 4:1-7, 5:2-15, Habakkuk 2:14, Zephaniah 2:11, 3:9-20, Haggai 2:7-9, Zechariah 2:10, 11, 6:15, 8:20-23, 9:1, 9-17, 14:8-21, Malachi 1:11, Matthew 8:11, 11:5, 11, 13:16, 17, 31-33, 16:18, Mark 4:26-32, Luke 7:22, John 8:35, 10:16, Acts 2:16-21, Romans 1:5-7, 1 Corinthians 15:24-28, Ephesians 1:10, Hebrews 12:23, 24, 27, 28, Revelation 5:10, 13, 14, 11:15, 12:10, 15:4, 20:4-6, 21:9-27, 22:1-5

   See Jesus, Kingdom Of

22. List of Christian Churches

   Antioch, Acts 13:1

   Asia, 1 Corinthians 16:19, Revelation 1:4

   Babylon, 1 Peter 5:13

   Cenchrea, Romans 16:1

   Caesarea, Acts 18:22

   Cilicia, Acts 15:41

   Corinth, 1 Corinthians 1:2

   Ephesus, Ephesians 1:22, Revelation 2:1

   Galatia, Galatians 1:2

   Galilee, Acts 9:31

   Jerusalem, Acts 15:4

   Joppa, Acts 9:42

   Judaea, Acts 9:31

   Laodicea, Revelation 3:14

   Pergamos, Revelation 2:12

   Philadelphia, Revelation 3:7

   Samaria, Acts 9:31

   Sardis, Revelation 3:1

   Smyrna, Revelation 2:8

   Syria, Acts 15:41

   Thessalonica, 1 Thessalonians 1:1

   Thyatira, Revelation 2:18

23. Unity Of Psalm 133:1, John 10:16, 17:11, 21-23, Romans 12:4, 5, 1 Corinthians 10:17, 12:5, 12-27, Galatians 3:26-28, Ephesians 1:10, 2:14-19, 21, 3:6, 15, 4:4-6, 12, 13, 16, 25, Colossians 3:11, 15

   See Ecclesiasticism

24. Triumphant Galatians 4:26, Hebrews 12:22, 23, Revelation 3:12, 21:3, 10