Church Original: ἐκκλησία Transliteration: ekklēsia Phonetic: ek-klay-see-ah Thayer Definition: a gathering of citizens called out from their homes into some public place, an assembly an assembly of the people convened at the public place of the council for the purpose of deliberating the assembly of the Israelites any gathering or throng of men assembled by chance, tumultuously in a Christian sense an assembly of Christians gathered for worship in a religious meeting a company of Christian, or of those who, hoping for eternal salvation through Jesus Christ, observe their own religious rites, hold their own religious meetings, and manage their own affairs, according to regulations prescribed for the body for orders sake those who anywhere, in a city, village, constitute such a company and are united into one body the whole body of Christians scattered throughout the earth the assembly of faithful Christians already dead and received into heaven Origin: from a compound of G1537 and a derivative of G2564 TDNT entry: 11:21,4 Part(s) of speech: Noun Feminine Strongs Definition: From a compound of G1537 and a derivative of G2564; a calling out, that is, (concretely) a popular meeting, especially a religious congregation (Jewish synagogue, or Christian community of members on earth or saints in heaven or both): - assembly, church. All who have believed and trusted Christ, are those who Trust and believe in the Promise as Abraham believed God and it was Accounted to him as Righteousness, these are those who God hath Called, who He Hath Chosen and Drawn to His Son, the Savior of the world, the Lamb of God who taketh away the sins of the world and Laid down His Life for His sheep
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