Why is the Church called “the assembly of the elect”?

The answer

The Church is the assembly of the elect,¹¹⁷⁰ the fertile city ruled by the Logos,¹¹⁷¹ and the bride whom the Bridegroom teaches.¹¹⁷²

Fr. Tadros Yacoub Malaty

Notes

¹¹⁷⁰ St. Clement of Alexandria, The Stromata, or Miscellanies 7.5 (ANF 2:530).

¹¹⁷¹ St. Clement of Alexandria, The Stromata, or Miscellanies 4.26 (ANF 2:441).

¹¹⁷² St. Clement of Alexandria, The Instructor or Christ the Educator (Paedagogus) 3.12 (ANF 2:295).

Fr. Tadros Yacoub Malaty, Catechism of the Coptic Orthodox Church, Volume 1, Books 1–3. First English Edition, 2023. Published by St. George Coptic Orthodox Church, Sporting, Alexandria, and Queen St. Mary & Prince Tadros Coptic Orthodox Church, South Brunswick, NJ. Copyright © 2023. Translation and Editing: Youth of the Coptic Orthodox Church in the USA, Canada, Europe, Australia, Arabian Gulf, and Egypt.