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| Christ Rose to Madhu |
| Re: ekklesia |
| 06 Nov 25 11:13:07 |
XPost: alt.christnet.bible, alt.christnet.christnews, alt.christ et.christianlife XPost: christnet.bible, christnet.bible.study From: usenet@christrose.news ======================================== Mon, 03 Nov 2025 12:52:41 -0800 <10eb4mp$35kce$1@dont-email.me> "Robert" (a.k.a "None", "Dr. Who", "Anonymous", "HTH", "ahisrwic", "Rock", "KK", "Creon", "Madhu") wrote: ======================================== > The ecclesia had the power to nominate and elect magistrates who are > responsible for administering the city's affairs and carrying out the > decisions of the assembly. The ecclesia, they said, also had the authority to > pass laws and to decide on issues related to foreign policy, defense, and the > administration of justice. In addition to its legislative powers, the > ecclesia also participated in the judicial process in Athens. Still quoting > from the stud this study.com. The ecclesia members would try cases involving > serious crimes such as murder and they could impose punishments. This made it > an important institution for ensuring justice and upholding their rule of law > in the city. Robert’s “street” definition of *ekklēsia* is not correct if he defines it merely as “a gathering,” “a movement,” or “the called-out ones” in the loose, popular sense that Pentecostals and Charismatics often use. *ekklēsia* (ἐκκλησία) in the New Testament carries a specific and technical meaning rooted in its common Greek usage but transformed by Christ’s and the apostles’ teaching. • Etymologically, *ekklēsia* comes from *ek* (out of) and *kale * (to call), but the New Testament does not use it in the sense of “those called out of the world.” That is a later devotional misinterpretation. In classical and civic Greek, *ekklēsia* referred to an assembly or gathering of citizens summoned for a purpose. The stress was on their being *called together*, not *called out*. • In the New Testament, the Spirit gives it a special sense: the *assembly of believers in Christ*, either in a local congregation or as the universal body of all the redeemed (e.g., Matthew 16:18; Acts 9:31; Ephesians 1:22–23). It denotes those who have been redeemed and united in Christ by the Spirit, not simply any crowd or movement. • When Jesus said, “I will build my church” (Matthew 16:18, ESV), He wasn’t referring to a revival movement or to spontaneous gatherings. He meant the corporate body of those saved through faith in His redemptive work, built on the apostolic foundation. The biblical *ekklēsia* means the assembly of those who belong to Christ, called together by God through faith in His Son and indwelt by His Spirit, forming His spiritual body on earth. It is not merely “the called-out ones” or “a movement,” but the divinely established assembly of redeemed believers. -- Have you heard the good news Christ died for our sins (†), and God raised Him from the dead? That Christ died for our sins shows we're sinners who deserve the death penalty. That God raised Him from the dead shows Christ's death satisfied God's righteous demands against our sin (Romans 3:25; 1 John 2:1-2). This means God can now remain just, while forgiving you of your sins, and saving you from eternal damnation. On the basis of Christ's death and resurrection for our sins, call on the name of the Lord to save you: "For 'everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved'" (Romans 10:13, ESV). https://christrose.news/salvation To automatically receive daily Bible teaching updates with colorful images and website formatting, subscribe to my feed in a client like Thunderbird: https://www.christrose.news/feeds/posts/default --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05 * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2) |
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