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1 Church Define - Lms
1 Church Define - Lms
CHURCH
from the German
word “Kirche, kirk”
which means what
belongs to the lord
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kirche
The from the Greek
Lord word “kyriake”
which means
house of God
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EKKLESIA
It is a Greek word,
which is derived
from the Hebrew
word “QAHAL
JAWEH”
QAHAL JAWEH
Three-fold
meaning: these
three meanings
are inseparable
1. the act of assembling…
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QAHAL JAWEH in Christian
usage The word “church by this
time”, meant “religious
a. the liturgical assembly gathering” or “meeting.”
(1 Cor 11:18; 14: 19, 28, 34, 35),
b. the local community
(1 Cor 1:2; 16:1), The early Christians used to
c. the whole universal community
meet for common prayer and
of believers to break bread in private
(1 Cor 15:9; Gal. 1:13; Phil 3:6). houses and at the temple.
Break bread......
Sunday or the first day
of the Jewish week
came to be considered
as the chief day of
their communal
celebration because
this is the day when
Christ resurrected from
the dead.
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To the early Christians it
means:
• read psalms;
• sang hymns;
• shared recollection of
Christ words and deeds;
• and celebration of the
Lord’s Supper;
• at a communal meal.
(Greek) Kyriake
House of god
(Roman) Kyriakon
House of the Master
Church
(Latin) Ecclesia
Assembly, community