discover the beauty of His church
Jesus committed to building His church. The term church was the word chosen by the translators of the King James version of the Bible—originally published in 1611. The term in the original Greek is ekklesia.
Ekklesia was a common Greek word for an assembly of people. In the 1st century Jewish culture it would be understood as referring to the assembly of the people of God. Jesus, however, identified "My ekklesia"—an idea unique and unsettling. It is His assembly, His gathering, those sent by Him into the world to proclaim Jesus is Lord. "My ekklesia" accurately summarizes the community identity of the new, multi-cultural, international people of God. They are Jesus' people, the community of Christ, citizens of the kingdom of heaven, children of God.
Our exploration of the beauty of the church begins with a look at the men Jesus chose to serve as apostles. Then we will analyze the church in the book of Acts. We'll conclude with a study of what the apostle Peter wrote about Jesus' ekklesia and its destiny.
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