[mtg]

Thank you for all those references. It seems some people don't believe the word “Church” even exists in the Bible.

[johngrace]

It is "One Hit Wonder" verses isolated from the text that are used without the the whole Beginning, Middle and End of a Text.

Who is it addressed.

The Leader of a Church or The Churches. Because of Geography it is really a Group of Churches meaning One Church (umbrella) as a Whole. Notice the City Churches. The Epistles/Letters Are addressed to Cities.

Romans,Corinthians,Galations,Ephesians,Philipians,Colossians....

Epistle to the Romans First Epistle to the Corinthians

Second Epistle to the Corinthians

Epistle to the Galatians

Epistle to the Ephesians

Epistle to the Philippians

Epistle to the Colossians

First Epistle to the Thessalonians

Second Epistle to the Thessalonians

THEN IT"S TO THE INDIVIDUAL LEADER FOR THE CHURCH

[edit] Pastoral Epistles

The Pastoral Epistles, written by Paul, are addressed to individuals with pastoral oversight of churches and discuss issues of Christian living, doctrine and leadership. They often address different concerns to those of the preceding epistles.

First Epistle to Timothy

Second Epistle to Timothy

Epistle to Titus.......

[johngrace]

Amen!