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ekklesia
the word for church
greeks had lots of ekklesia and they weren't even christian.
means a gathering -- mainly they were the democratic bodies of the greek localities -- each freeman had a vote.
i would like to see a church called
The Congress of God's Freemen
equates more to the word, Ekklesia.
posted by
Xeno-x
on November 28, 2004 at 2:28 PM
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arch
for some, that may be, but I was basing that on Scripture.
Hope you had a great Thanksgiving!
posted by
PastorB
on November 25, 2004 at 6:58 PM
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The True "Church"
. . . may well also be the followers of
any religion, consisting of any combination of gods and/or goddesses.
posted by
archiew
on November 25, 2004 at 12:19 PM
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arch
absolutely, a sense of humor is mandatory! I think I have a great one. I know it's not in the humor section. I don't consider myself a "religious" type, actually detest the word. I am however a radically saved Christian and Pastor.
The true meaning of church--in my Book (the Bible), is the body of believers. It's not a building or a place at all. It's not centered around a "minister" or a choir or any of the common place things you would find in a building used for worship. The true church is people; the followers of Christ.
Thanks for sharing your views also. :-)
posted by
PastorB
on November 25, 2004 at 11:55 AM
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OOPS!
I meant to write "truth," not "tuth"! Sorry for the typo. I wish we could edit our own comments . . . . .
posted by
archiew
on November 25, 2004 at 11:14 AM
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Note, also, Unicorn . . . .
That this blog is not located in the humor section of blogs . . . .
posted by
archiew
on November 25, 2004 at 11:03 AM
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Unicorn . . .
What I aim for is a combination of tuth (seriousness) and humor in what I write. As a Pagan, the word "church" has a much broader meaning to me than it might to an adherent of one of the "inside-worshipping religions."
But, humor is an important aspect of life, and survival, in this modern world. Many of our most creative comics had a very disturbing background, from which sprang their humor. that is why I will never be a great humorist; my childhood and adult life have not been riddled with problems, at least not any that I have observed, yet!
posted by
archiew
on November 25, 2004 at 11:02 AM
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a better idea might be to define what the true meaning
of "church" is.
I know these particular posts are based on humor rather than seriousness.
posted by
PastorB
on November 25, 2004 at 10:32 AM
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