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Church is Holy

1 Cr 12:27-28God has given us giftsAcknowledgment that a mark of the church was that it was "holy" was set forth in the Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed, initially promulgated at the first ecumenical council (Nicaea; A.D. 325) and finalized at the second ecumenical council (Constantinople; A.D. 381). For an extended discussion of this issue, see "The Four Positives of the True Church."
Ep 2:19-22God's household, holy temple
Ep 5:25-27holy and without blemish