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To: raiderboy

You obviously need to do more “years” of study in the actual Greek.

Ekklesia was what the Greeks called their “assembly” of men for the government. All of the men, which is why Paul used ekklesia when discussing women, got tohether, and voted on things. And they held the ekklesia in a special building or area for this purpose.

So Paul using a word, from the popular culture at that time, to people living in that culture, must have meant what THAT culture thought the word meant. And for them, it meant showing up at a specific building, listening to speakers talking about important decisions, and then making a decision.

Pretty much what I ask my flock to do every Sunday. You know Sunday don’t you? The first day of the week when you bring your gifts and offerings.


33 posted on 03/20/2018 12:35:51 PM PDT by wbarmy (I chose to be a sheepdog once I saw what happens to the sheep.)
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To: wbarmy

That is just what I said. “assembly “ in Greek is absolutely “Sanhedrin” . It is not Ekklesia! Did you know that Sunday is not the sabbath? You know that don’t you from your education? Saturday is the Sabbath. Sunday is the day you do nothing —”rest” as God rested. The Essenes literally would not defecate on the sabbath. You know that. You, sir, are a professional Christian living off of a total canard.


53 posted on 03/20/2018 5:32:19 PM PDT by raiderboy ( "...if we have to close down our government, weÂ’re building that wall" DJT)
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