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To: St_Thomas_Aquinas; Syncro
Matthew 18:17 And if he shall neglect to hear them, tell it unto the church (ekklésia): but if he neglect to hear the church, let him be unto thee as an heathen man and a publican.

(ekklésia)
Short Definition: an assembly, congregation, church

Take it to the congregation or assembly of believers that he has been meeting with. There is no inferred worldwide hierarchy there.

356 posted on 01/07/2013 8:49:06 PM PST by CynicalBear
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To: CynicalBear

Thank you, very good answer.


364 posted on 01/07/2013 10:00:34 PM PST by Syncro ("So?" - Andrew Breitbart (The King of All Media RIP Feb 1, 1969 – Mar 1, 2012)
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