The Called-Out Ones
The word translated “church” doesn’t come from the Greek word for the called-out ones. It comes from a pagan word for a building belonging to a lord. That substitution redirected an entire concept — and it shows.
The word translated “church” doesn’t come from the Greek word for the called-out ones. It comes from a pagan word for a building belonging to a lord. That substitution redirected an entire concept — and it shows.