Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:
11. Because believers, not the building, constitute the Church (Eph. 1:22-23; 1 Cor. 12:27; Acts 8:1; 17:24).
12. The Church is the Body of Christ (Eph. 1:22-23). It is composed only of real born again believers, living stones (Acts 2:47; 1 Peter 2:5; 1 Thess. 1:1).
The Kingdom takes in all that professes to be real, even though it is false. Simon Magus in Acts 8:13 is a typical example of one baptized into the Kingdom, but still unsaved, and so never forming a part of the Church. Matthew 13:47-48 took in the bad as well as the good.
13. Of the Kingdom. He used them first to open the Kingdom to the Jews on the day of Pentecost, (Acts 2:14,38-39) and to open the Kingdom to the Gentiles in Acts 10:34-48.
14. The Holy Spirit, the Servant in Luke 14:17, typified by Eliezer who went to seek a bride (the Church) for Isaac (the Lord Jesus,) his master. The Jews in Acts 7 resisted His pleading with their hearts (Acts 7:51).
15. To be the pillar and ground of the Truth (1 Tim. 3:15); to be God’s light bearer in the World (Rev. 1:20; Phil. 2:15).
Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:
Meaning:
(masculine and feminine); from 2690 in its original sense; a yard (as inclosed by a fence); also a hamlet (as similarly surrounded with walls)
KJV Usage:
court, tower, village