meaning. We use the word to mean that we belong to the Lord. Our word ‘church’ comes from the Greek word kurios, which means ‘lord’—it has the same derivation as the words kaiser and Caesar. It is important that we should remember that, because we must put these two meanings together: the Church consists of those people who belong to the Lord, who are gathered together. But let us go a step further. Let us consider certain statements in the Scriptures which are made about the Church, and these are