Greet also the church that meets at their house. Greet my dear friend Epenetus, Romans 16:5a NIV Church – [The following introduction to our idea of “church” was written many, many years ago when At God’s Table was just beginning. Now, two decades later, we are about to discover something else concerning the purpose of the…
we request and exhort you in the Lord Jesus that, as you received from us instruction as to how you ought to walk and please God 1 Thessalonians 4:1 Request – Does God request your obedience? Does He send an RSVP, asking you to consider whether or not you will decide to conform your life…
And Moses assembled all the congregation of the sons of Israel and said to them, “These are the words which the Lord has commanded, to do them.” Exodus 35:1 Congregation – It’s quite common for us to refer to the church as the ekklesia. That’s Greek for “called out ones.” That is an apt description. …
and greet the church at their house, and my beloved Epenetus Romans 16:5 Church – Yesterday we discovered that the two Hebrew words for “assembly” are not quite the same. Qehillah focuses on the event of experience with God. ‘Edah focuses on the unity of the whole people God appoints. We found that ekklesia, the…
and greet the church at their house, and my beloved Epenetus Romans 16:5 Church – Something’s missing. That seems to be the general consensus of a large number of those who attend church regularly. We’re not quite sure what it is, but we know that our expectations are often greater than the actual delivery. We…
