From: Tony Calman (tcalman@optusnet.com.au)
Date: Sun May 09 1999 - 19:10:57 EDT
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<DIV><FONT size=2>I have been considering the difference between a 
"congregation" and a "church" (if any)? The hebrew words qahal or edah seems to 
be translated by the word ekklesia in the LXX, which is often translated by the 
english word congregation. I wonder if there is any difference. Perhaps 
congregation is used to describe the local church and "church" sometimes used to 
describe the universal church, but not always. Paul writes to the ekkesia but 
most bible translations used the word "church".</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>Any comments?</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>Tony Calman<BR>Westview Baptist Church<BR>"people learning to 
live Jesus' way"<BR><A 
href="mailto:tcalman@optusnet.com.au">tcalman@optusnet.com.au</A></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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