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Ekklésia - Assembly of God

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The New Testament usage of the term “ assembly ” is based on the language and imagery of Israel when the nation was assembled before Yahweh for worship in front of the Tabernacle. The Greek noun rendered “ church ” in many English translations is  ekklésia . It means “assembly, congregation, convocation.” In secular Greek, it could refer to an “assembly” of citizens gathered to conduct matters of state. However, that is not the sense found in the Greek New Testament.
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One People

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The Apostle Paul was adamant. No longer could there be “ Jew or Gentile ” for those who belong to Jesus Christ. The old distinctions were inappropriate among the One People of God. By his shed blood, he “ dismantled the middle wall of partition ” that separated Jews and Gentiles so “ he might reconcile them both in one body for God through the Cross .” God is building Jews and Gentiles into one building, one habitation of God “ in the Spirit ” in Jesus.
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