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21st December 2005, 10:56 PM
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Reps: 189,235,233,372,846,048 (power: 189,235,233,372,863) | | Originally Posted by strikerchris0411 What do you guys actually consider a "church"?
The word translated church (ekklesia) refers to people not buildings or programmes etc when the NT is referring to local congrgations.
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22nd December 2005, 02:27 AM
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22nd December 2005, 02:27 AM
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Reps: 2,724 (power: 10) | | Originally Posted by Johnnz The word translated church (ekklesia) refers to people not buildings or programmes etc when the NT is referring to local congrgations.
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Yeah thats whta i thought just a gathering of people.
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