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1 | Diotrephes | 3 John 1:10 | srbaegon | 202064 | ||
Hello Thomas8, The word translated church (Greek - ekklesia) is any group called out to something. In the case of the church, we are called out to Jesus Christ. That being the case, the church can be any size, and it's used multiple ways in the NT: in a home, in a city, or global. In this case, Diotrephes has taken upon himself the right to expel for incorrect reasons. Basically, he's kicking people out of the local church who disagree with him. There are correct situations for expelling someone--see 1 Cor. 5 for an example. Steve |
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2 | Senses of the word church? | 3 John 1:10 | Thomas8 | 202069 | ||
Hi Steve, Thank you for your reply. I'm thinking about a distinction between church as the saved as the body of Christ vrs the view that the church is an organization made up of saved and lost. Diotrephes is casting out of an organization but it would not affect their salvation, would it? Would they still be in the Body of Christ? Or is this distinction modern? |
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3 | Senses of the word church? | 3 John 1:10 | srbaegon | 202070 | ||
Hello, OK, you're making the distinction between the visible body of Christ and the invisible body of Christ. You are correct to say that Diotrephes could not affect their salvation. That was outside his sphere of authority. Steve |
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