The Ekklesia, or Church

The Calling of the Ekklesia, or the Church

The Church is a paradox. It is not what the world thinks it is. The Church is a house and a city, an army and a bride, a building and a body. Each of these concepts is designed to shake us and stretch our thinking and practice beyond our current capacity. Most of the ways that God operates are paradoxical. His ways are not ours and His thoughts are radically different from our own. Everything He does is to display His glory and majesty.
Cooke, Graham, A Divine Confrontation