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Again Edwin paused , and as the wonderful beauty and completeness of God 's plan concerning his people dawned upon his mind , his large brown eyes were brightened with tears of joy , and he said to his wife : `` I believe I understand at last what is meant by ` the church . ' All converted souls , both dead and alive , and of every nation or race of people in the world , make up God 's church , and to become a member of the church is to be converted , or born into God 's family . '' `` Read on , '' his wife said eagerly , and Edwin continued : `` God 's people are not to forsake the assembling of themselves together to worship him -LRB- Heb . 10:25 -RRB- ; ` for where two or three are gathered together in my name there am I in the midst of them . ' -LRB- Matt . 18:20 -RRB- . `` It may be a mystery in the mind of some why we read in the Bible of churches , when God has but one church .