church
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- composition
- community of believers
- description
- The spiritual body whose Head is Thy Word, representing the community of believers.
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- Bride
- metaphor_2
- our earth
- structure
- body with Thy Word as Head
Relationships
- receivesForm of Doctrine
- description
- The 'earth' (representing the Church) was invisible and without form before it received the illuminating and shaping 'form of doctrine'.
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- our earth, before it received the form of doctrine,
- is theBride
- description
- The Church is metaphorically referred to as the Bride, of whom believers are 'members' and for whom the 'friend of the Bridegroom' is jealous.
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- a member of the Bride;
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- 2026-03-02T21:55:47.960Z
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- 2026-03-02T21:56:14.995Z
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