Divine Appointments

When both are blown, all the congregation shall gather themselves to you at the doorway of the tent of meeting. Numbers 10:3  NASB Congregation – What connects the elect of the Lord to the feasts, the place of atonement, the marriage of YHVH to Israel, the assembly of the apostolic times and the worshipping community? …

Divine Appointments

When both are blown, all the congregation shall gather themselves to you at the doorway of the tent of meeting. Numbers 10:3 NASB Congregation – What connects the elect of the Lord to the feasts, the place of atonement, the marriage of YHVH to Israel, the assembly of the apostolic times and the worshipping community?…

A Personal Savior?

Then Moses assembled all the congregation of the sons of Israel, and said to them, “These are the things that the Lord has commanded you to do:” Exodus 35:1 NASB Congregation – In this verse, Moses uses both Hebrew words associated with the Apostolic Writings’ use of the Greek ekklesia. In other words, Moses employs…

The Royal Convocation

For behold, the kings assembled; they came on together. Psalm 48:4 ESV Assembled – The kings marched together in order to pass before the city of God. What was the result? They were astonished, humbled, afraid. They fled in terror and confusion. No nation stands before Him. David’s declaration of the majesty of the Lord…

Church in Disguise

So then, some were shouting one thing and some another, for the assembly was in confusion and the majority did not know for what reason they had come together.Acts 19:32 NASB Assembly – What is the Greek word for “church”? Ah, ekklesia, you say. Everyone knows that. The church is the ekklesia of God. Does…

Corinthians (1)

to the church of God which is at Corinth, to those who have been sanctified in Christ Jesus, saints by calling, with all who in every place call upon the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours: 1 Corinthians 1:2 Church – We all know about the Corinthians.  They were a mess. …

Día 30 – 50% Iglesia

“Entonces Moisés reunió a toda la congregación de los hijos de Israel, y les dijo: Estas son las cosas que el SEÑOR ha mandado hacer.”  Exo 35:1 Congregación – Es muy normal para nosotros referirnos a la iglesia como ekklesia.  Eso es griego para “los llamados.” Esta es una descripción muy apta.  La iglesia ha…

The Church

Following the excellent post by Barry Jenkins (see his comment under the Today’s Word “Paradigm Shift”), I thought it might be useful to put back up an article that I posted on the old web site.  Here it is: The Church Today Christians stand at a significant crossroads in spiritual growth. On the one hand,…