Sometimes the universal church is called the “invisible church”—invisible in the sense of having no street address, GPS coordinates, or physical building and in the sense that only God can see who is truly saved. Of course, the church is never described in Scripture as “invisible,” and, as a city set on a hill, it is surely meant to be visible (Matthew 5:14).
Baadhi yaw engine wanaweza kujaribu kuelezea Kanisa la ujumla kama kanisa linaloonekana. Uwe makini usifanye hivyo. Kanisa la jumla kamwe halijaelezwa katika maandiko kama kanisa linaloonekana na hakika hailikunuiwa kuwa la kuonekana.