What Does It Mean That Jesus Is "Where Two or Three Are Gathered" in His Name?

About this episode

Joel Kim examines the meaning of Jesus' promise regarding gatherings in His name.

What does Jesus mean when He promises, "Where two or three are gathered in My name, there I am among them"? Today, Joel Kim examines this often-quoted passage from Matthew 18, considering its context and significance for the life of the church. Read the transcript: https://ligonier.org/podcasts/ask-ligonier/what-does-it-mean-that-jesus-is-where-two-or-three-are-gathered-in-his-name/ Study Reformed theology with a free resource bundle from Ligonier Ministries: https://grow.ligonier.org/ Submit a biblical or theological question of your own by calling 1-800-607-9386 or by emailing an audio recording of your question to askligoniervm@ligonier.org. You can also receive real-time answers through our online chat service at https://ask.ligonier.org/ . A donor-supported outreach of Ligonier Ministries. Donate: https://donate.ligonier.org/ Explore all of our podcasts: https://www.ligonier.org/podcasts

People in this episode

Guest: Joel Kim

Topics covered

• Jesus
• gathering
• church
• Matthew 18
• Christianity
• theology

Keywords

• Jesus
• gathered
• church
• Matthew 18
• theology
• Ligonier Ministries

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Ligonier Ministries

Books & works: Matthew 18

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