Bible Question:
what are verses that support the church being referred to in the male vernacular? and/or the jewish people or new Jerusalem in the female venacular |
Bible Answer: Greetings, Actually, there aren't any. The Church is described as a woman for two very good reasons. First, the church is referred to as "The Bride of Christ", and the relationship between Jesus and the Church is to be as close as a married couple should be, meaning they should be as one entity if you will. The second, and most important, reason why the Church is referred to as a female is due to the language. Unlike English, Greek and Hebrew words also have gender in addition to number, person, and so forth. This is a strange concept for people who only speak English, but if you've studied other foreign languages, then it's not as strange. There are many modern day languages that have a gender component to their terms as well. The term for church in the greek is ekklessia, which is feminine in the greek. Jalek |
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