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  • Near the town of Coupeville on Whidbey Island, Washington.


MY BLOG SITES
  • HIGH PRIEST FOREVER - (priest-forever.info) - Studies in and gems from the letter to the Hebrews.
  • QUICKENING SPIRIT - (quickening-spirit.org) - Studies on the gift of the Holy Spirit and the church, and its ministries.
  • LETTERS TO THE CHURCH - (church-letters.org) - Studies derived from the epistles of Paul, John, Peter, and the author of Hebrews.
  • END-TIME INSIGHTS - (endtime-insights.com) - Studies on Bible prophecy, the last days, and the future arrival of Jesus in glory

Lake Tahoe sunset - Photo by Mick Haupt on Unsplash
[Lake Tahoe - Photo by Mick Haupt on Unsplash]


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Ekklésia - Assembly of God

By David Maas
The New Testament usage of the term “ assembly ” is based on the language and imagery of Israel assembled before Yahweh for worship in front of the Tabernacle in the wilderness. The Greek noun rendered “church” in many English translations is  ekklésia , and it means “assembly, congregation, convocation.” In secular Greek usage it could refer to an “assembly” of citizens gathered to conduct matters of state. However, that is not the sense found in the Greek New Testament.
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Mercy and Enemies

By David Maas
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The reality of persecution raises important questions. How should disciples react, especially when persecuted by the State? Is resorting to expressions of anger or acts of civil disobedience appropriate? Or should they instead emulate Jesus of Nazareth? In his teachings, he warns that all men who decide to follow him will experience “ tribulation ,” and he summons his disciple to follow the same path that he did (“ If they persecuted me, so they will persecute you ”).
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