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Apr 8, 2019 · The New Testament church is a body of believers that has been called out from the world by God to live as his people under the authority of Jesus Christ: God has put all things under the authority of Christ and has made him head over all things for the benefit of the church.
The word "church" is commonly used to translate the Greek word εκκλησια (ekklesia) except in a couple of cases where ekklesia refers to a non-Christian assembly. The ek~ means "out" or "from" and the ~klesia comes from kaleo to call.
The English word “church” comes from the Greek word “ekklesia,” which means “a gathering” or “an assembly” or literally “called-out-ones.”. It was a word used of any gathering or congregation—not only a religious one. In Matthew 16:18, Christ used it when describing a future congregation of people he would gather.
Dec 15, 2022 · The word “Church” means a lot of different things to different people. But what does the word mean in its biblical context? And what are the common ways that we misuse it today?
Jan 4, 2022 · The modern word church is a direct descendant of the Old English word cirice or circe. The first recorded use of the Old English word is from the thirteenth century, and it could refer to either a body of Christian believers or to the place where they gathered.
Oct 22, 2019 · “Church” is the translation of the Greek term ekklesia, and is used in the New Testament to identify the community of believers in Jesus Christ. It literally means “assembly,” “congregation,” or “meeting.”
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Sep 13, 2019 · Study the images that the Apostle Paul uses to describe the Church in his letters to the first Christians to discover both the complexity and the beauty of what it means to be God’s Church so that together we can live more fully into our God-given identity.