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1 | john gill, "church"? | Hebrews | Cyclist | 48691 | ||
john gill, Cyclist here! Let me start this question by explaining to you that I start and end each post with praise to our Heavenly Father. Second, I absolutley, positively do not ask any questions with the purpose of challanging any one, I simply am eager to learn. So here goes. I will sing of the mercies of the Lord forever! I will praise my God from the time I get up in the morning until the time I fall asleep at night! Blessed be the name of the Lord! I didn't see the word/phrase "church" used in the old testament one time. Did they have a different word/phrase for it? or, Did they not join together weekly to worship? Did the "church" gets it's name in the new testament? I know that Jesus talked about His church of which all of us who believe in Him and follow His commandments are a part of. Are there any scriptures that you know of, old or new testament, that directs/commands us to go to a building that is called a church? Is the answer I seek to the last question present in the scripture verses below? Heb 10:23 Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful; Heb 10:24 and let us consider how to stimulate one another to love and good deeds, Heb 10:25 not forsaking our own assembling together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another; and all the more as you see the day drawing near. As always I appreciate input from anyone on the forum. Your brother in Christ, Cyclist I will bless the Lord at all times! His praise shall continually be in my mouth! |
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2 | john gill, "church"? | Hebrews | Jaknik | 48698 | ||
No churches in the Old Testament because the Old Testament was written by the Jewish folk, about the Jewish folk--for the Jewish folk. Just synagoges existed at that time. In fact, churches did not exist during the time of Jesus. All of his "indoor" preaching was conducted at synogoges, too. The "churches" didn't get really going until the apostle Paul really got into high gear, after the death of Jesus. When it became apparent to him (Paul) that his Jewish brethren were going to be totally receptive to his ideas about changing some of the ideas of the old Jewish beliefs, then he concentrated on the "gentiles"...thus a different name for the place of worship... | ||||||