15:19
Neither is the human mind able to grasp singly a name that would express every feature of the church . For this reason God has made use of many relative names , such as kingdom , Zion , holy city , house , body of Christ , bride of Christ , family , sheepfold , vine and its branches , and other similar illustrations . `` First , let us consider the word ` church . ' It means a congregation of people separated from the world -LRB- John 15:19 -RRB- . Next , God 's church is characterized by being separate from the world and all its evils -LRB- 2 Cor . 6:14 -RRB- , and Christ is the head -LRB- Eph . 1:22 -RRB- , the door -LRB- John 10:9 -RRB- , the foundation -LRB- 1 Cor .