The Church is not a building. No, in the New Testament, written in Koine Greek, the English word translated as “church” is the word “?????????” or “ekklesia.” This word literally means, “the called out ones.” It’s usage in scripture denotes the New Testament community of the redeemed in a two-fold aspect, the first referring to all those called by and to Christ in the fellowship of His salvation, which is the “Church” worldwide at all times. The second aspect, rarely used, refers to a local body of believers.

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