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To: RobbyS
The Gospels say “ Church. “

The Greek says *assembly*.

Here's the Greek.

http://biblesuite.com/greek/1577.htm

ekklésia: an assembly, a (religious) congregation

1577 ekklēsía(from 1537 /ek, "out from and to" and 2564 /kaléō, "to call") – properly, people called out from the world and to God, the outcome being the Church (the mystical body of Christ) – i.e. the universal (total) body of believers whom God calls out from the world and into His eternal kingdom.

[The English word "church" comes from the Greek word kyriakos, "belonging to the Lord" (kyrios). 1577 /ekklēsía ("church") is the root of the terms "ecclesiology" and "ecclesiastical."]

60 posted on 09/12/2013 7:19:07 PM PDT by metmom ( For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore & do not submit again to a yoke of slavery)
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To: metmom

See post 59 above.


61 posted on 09/12/2013 7:33:49 PM PDT by Petrosius
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To: metmom; RobbyS; Petrosius; CynicalBear
The Greek says *assembly*.

No, No it actually doesn't. If you go to Google translate; Link to Google you will see that the only definition is Church

174 posted on 09/21/2013 8:32:23 PM PDT by verga (Lasciante ogne speranza, voi ch'intrate.)
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