To the churches of Galatia: Grace to you and peace from God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ, who gave Himself for our sins, that He might deliver us from this present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen. Galatians 1:3-5
Obviously, this is a letter to a number of churches and so the application would be to broader audience. We think of churches as buildings, but there were no church buildings other than resident houses.
The word, "church" coimes from the English translation of the Greek Word: ekklesia Transliteration:ekklesia Strong's Number: 1577.
The Greek word for church
The Greek word ekklhsia is used for an assemblage for civil, or political meetings, but also simply to call people together for instruction as in Acts 19:39-41. The Greek ekklhsian is used in this passages with no voting.
The root of :ekklhsia comes from a compound of (ek) and a derivative of (kaleo); a calling out, Part of Speech: n f Vine's Words: Assembly, Congregation Usage Notes: English Words used in KJV: church 115 assembly 3 [Total Count: 118] i.e. (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. —Strong's Talking Greek & Hebrew Dictionary.
The point I was making was that the word "church" in Biblical times referred to people not a building. This was true even of house churches: Romans 16:5 (thn kat oikon autwn ekklhsian ...the church in their house)
The church met in a building usually, but the building was never called the church. Even in early America the building in which the church met, was called "the Meeting House."
The problem, which the Galatian Letter deals with, has already been stated, but it has to do with the simple statements in this benediction. It has to do with God’s grace and peace, and our deliverance from evil. Of course, that must come from God, and through Jesus Christ giving of Himself. This letter goes into the very particulars of what our deliverance is NOT from, and together with that, the particulars of what Jesus Christ did to deliever us. .
KOINONIKOS
Obviously, this is a letter to a number of churches and so the application would be to broader audience. We think of churches as buildings, but there were no church buildings other than resident houses.
The word, "church" coimes from the English translation of the Greek Word: ekklesia Transliteration:ekklesia Strong's Number: 1577.
The Greek word for church
The Greek word ekklhsia is used for an assemblage for civil, or political meetings, but also simply to call people together for instruction as in Acts 19:39-41. The Greek ekklhsian is used in this passages with no voting.
The root of :ekklhsia comes from a compound of
The point I was making was that the word "church" in Biblical times referred to people not a building. This was true even of house churches: Romans 16:5 (thn kat oikon autwn ekklhsian ...the church in their house)
The church met in a building usually, but the building was never called the church. Even in early America the building in which the church met, was called "the Meeting House."
The problem, which the Galatian Letter deals with, has already been stated, but it has to do with the simple statements in this benediction. It has to do with God’s grace and peace, and our deliverance from evil. Of course, that must come from God, and through Jesus Christ giving of Himself. This letter goes into the very particulars of what our deliverance is NOT from, and together with that, the particulars of what Jesus Christ did to deliever us. .
KOINONIKOS
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