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To: verga; metmom; RobbyS; Petrosius
>>No, No it actually doesn't. If you go to Google translate<<

ROFLOL! So google is your go to source for translation of the Greek in scripture now? I surely hope you don’t expect those of us who are Holy Spirit filled followers of Jesus to take you seriously.

ἐκκλησία [ekklésia] is the combination of two root words. ἐκ [ek] which means from out, out from among, from, and καλέω [kaleó]I call, invite, name. Together they mean a calling out from among. The word ekklésia is used in the Greek for any called out assembly like a meeting of the “town council” for instance. In the instance we are talking about it’s the “assembly of those called out” by Christ.

The only time Jesus used the word it was in the form ekklēsian [ἐκκλησίαν] which simply meant those “called out”.

Any attempt to force the word “church” into that is a backward attempt and doesn’t give the original intent of the word used in the original text.

180 posted on 09/22/2013 10:22:53 AM PDT by CynicalBear (For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ)
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To: CynicalBear

Do you have a degree or training in Theology? How about some proof that you have extensive knowledge of Greek?


181 posted on 09/22/2013 12:31:11 PM PDT by verga (Lasciante ogne speranza, voi ch'intrate.)
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To: CynicalBear

Well, Protestantism was a revolt of the philogists against tradition, and even against history. There is nothing in the text of the Gospels/Acts that allow such an individualist and anti-hierarchial interpretation that you are trying to enforce her. Carried to its logical conclusions—and is already was in the day of Luther—it does not even required the text itself, since the Holy Spirit will raise up Prophets/seers of the sort who appeared while Luther was in hiding and doing his translation of the Bible.


182 posted on 09/22/2013 1:13:30 PM PDT by RobbyS (quotes)
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