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Purpose

You have clicked on this site to find the purpose of the Church. That is an excellent search; for when you find the purpose for the church you find your purpose as well! The answer is given wonderfully from Jesus for the church and us: Hear, O Israel! The Lord our God is one Lord; and you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength. The second is this, You shall love your neighbors as yourself. There is no other commandment greater than these. Mark 12:28-34 We are to love God and others. The purpose of the church is to love God; to worship and serve Him.  God has also designed the church to love and serve others. Without the church you can do neither as God has planned.

Here are some more scriptures that give more detail to God's purpose for the church:

Matthew 16:18 , for our protection. The church is designed to withstand even

the gates of Hades.

Colossians 1:18, the church is the body of Christ on earth.

Hebrews 10:23-25, to encourage one another.

Acts 4:32-35, to meet the needs of one another.

1 Timothy 3:15-17, to be the household, the family of God.

Finally, the purpose of God for the church is its salvation. This is what is recorded in

Ephesians 5:25, Husbands love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself up for it. Jesus loves the church, has died for it and will save it.
"And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it."
"And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence."
Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised;) And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works: "Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching."
And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and of one soul: neither said any of them that ought of the things which he possessed was his own; but they had all things common. And with great power gave the apostles witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus: and great grace was upon them all. "Neither was there any among them that lacked: for as many as were possessors of lands or houses sold them, and brought the prices of the things that were sold," And laid them down at the apostles' feet: and distribution was made unto every man according as he had need.
"But if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth." "And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory."
"Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;"
"And one of the scribes came, and having heard them reasoning together, and perceiving that he had answered them well, asked him, Which is the first commandment of all?" "And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord:" "And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment." "And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these." "And the scribe said unto him, Well, Master, thou hast said the truth: for there is one God; and there is none other but he:" "And to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love his neighbour as himself, is more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices." "And when Jesus saw that he answered discreetly, he said unto him, Thou art not far from the kingdom of God. And no man after that durst ask him any question."