The Greek term ekklesia (ἐκκλησία), literally means a "gathering, selection, or assembly". In the Old Testament, the word ekklesia is employed 96 times to denote the congregation convoked by God, the Children of Israel. The first Christians consciously applied that term to themselves, mostly to emphasize that the Church is the community of those convoked by God and the elected ones.
The word "church" is used as the translation for the 114 occurrences of the term ekklesia in the New Testament. In the New Testament, ekklesia is used to refer either to disciples of a single locality (1 Corinthians 1:2), or to the entire body of believers in Christ (Matthew 16:18).
I'm in search of a local church body, and this is a blog of my journey.
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