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The Bible, in the New Testament, teaches that the Christian believers ARE the church. It states this many times. The idea of "church" meaning a building is a much more recent idea. At the beginning of the church there probably weren't any church buildings as such. So according to the Bible in the New Testament, Christian believers are part of the church, and the church is the body of Christian believers. The expectation of the New Testament is that Christian believers will be a part of the church, personally involved and in relationship with the other believers. The New Testament does not have anything to say about whether people who are not believing Christians should attend church - there's no rule about it. But there's no reason why they shouldn't. Most of the New Testament was written specifically to churches, not to individuals.
As far as I know the church was started by Paul in the new testament. And not in the old testament. At that time in the old testament they had the temple only. And Jesus also never did built a church in his life time.
The early Church created the New Testament.
Jesus mentions 'the church' 18 times in the New Testament.
The New Testament speaks to the birth of Christ 5-4 BC, to the Book of Revelation written circa 95-100 AD. Primarily, this is the Ephesus Church Era.
New Testament fulfills what was written about Him in the Old Testament.
B.S.31761028875516 CHILDS has written: 'THE OLD TESTAMENT AS SCRIPTURE OF THE CHURCH'
The Old Testament was written by the Christian Church for Christians. It was based on the Tanach (Jewish Bible).
N. Leroy Norquist has written: 'The church in the New Testament and today' -- subject(s): Church history, Bible, Study and teaching, Biblical teaching, Church
The old testament, then the church and the new testament.
Sebastian Bullough has written: 'The church in the New Testament' -- subject(s): Bible, Biblical teaching, Church, Study, Study and teaching, Textbooks
Henry M. Dexter has written: 'The church polity of the pilgrims the polity of the New Testament...'
James Walker Garrett has written: 'The doulos principle' 'New Testament church leadership'
The Old Testament was a series of Laws. The New Testament is Love and Faith.
Erasmian has written: 'The unrest in religion' -- subject- s -: Church of England, Creeds, Criticism, interpretation, New Testament
Norman Ryder has written: 'Old Testament--New Church' -- subject(s): Bible, Textual Criticism
The Apostle Paul wrote most of the New Testament as letters to different churches. For instance: Galatians was written to a church in Galatia; Phillippians to a church in Phillippi; Corinthians to a church in Corinth, etc.