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Topic: Ecclesia (Church, Ecclesiology)

Episode Topic Audio

2024-03-07
Israel-Still the Chosen People: Is Israel (the Jews) still God's chosen people? [Genesis 12:1-3, Genesis 22:18, Galatians 3:16, Zechariah 9:9].



2023-12-19
Atheist Caller: Bible or Church first?: Which came first, the Bible or the church? [Hebrews 11].
Atheist Caller: Defining the Bible: How would you define the Bible or the scriptures?
Atheist Caller: Intertestamental Period: Doesn't it seem questionable to have nearly 400 years of things happening (between the writing of the Old & New Testaments) before the Bible is finalized? And what about the wars between the opposing sides?

2023-09-25
"Olive Tree" and "Israel": Is the "Olive tree" the church or Christ? And is "Israel" ethnic Israel? [Romans 11:25-26, Romans 9:6, Galatians 3:28, Jeremiah 11:16].



2023-05-23
Resources on Ecclesiology: What are some good resources "ecclesiology"?
A Healthy Church: What do you think is necessary to have a healthy church?


2022-09-06
"Israel" is the Church: What is a proof text for the "Israel" being the church? [Galatians 6:16, Romans 11:6, Romans 9-11].
Bride or Wife: Can you give Biblical support for the "wife" and "bride" being the same? [Revelation 19:7, Romans 7:2-3].
Two Covenants: Did not Abraham have a different covenants than the Jews later had? Recommends topical lecture, "What are We to Make of Israel?"]Exodus 19:5-8, Hebrews 8:13].

2022-07-21
Beginnings of the "Church:" Could you clarify exactly when and how the "church" began, as the Catholics claim that Mary started the church when she gave birth to Jesus?



2021-07-14
The Church as an Assembly: If we are "the church" does that mean we do not need to attend church anymore? [Hebrews 10:25].



2021-06-23
Pharaoh's Dynasty in Exodus: In Exodus, was it because it was a new dynasty that arose, that the Pharaoh did not know Joseph? [Exodus 1:8].
Old Testament Saints & The Body of Christ: Are the Old Testament saints part of the "Body of Christ"? [Ephesians 3:1-6, Matthew 8:11, Hebrews 11].
Ecclesia, Bride of Christ & The Church: Is the "Bride of Christ" a larger group, or synonymous for "The Church" [Acts 11].

2020-11-09
Meaning of the Word "Church": What does the word "church" mean in Matthew 18? [Matthew 18:15-17, Matthew 16:18, I Corinthians 5:4-5].



2018-04-03
God's Sovereignty: God making us suffer forever, is Calvinism rather sadistic, thinking God will only save some, but the rest are going to burn forever & forever & ever?
Ecclesia: Ecclesia in the KJV was changed to church building instead of church assembly, just like they didn't like translating baptize to immersion, because King James did not believe Immersion for Baptism.


2016-09-16
Arguing People into Truth: Can you debate/argue people into the faith? What about loving/fellowshipping with people who are not Christian but other religions?
Church, Ecclesia & English Definition: What is the English definition of "church"? Isn't it in contrast to the Ecclesia derfinition which means "assembly", "a gathering" of people?


2015-06-12
Ekklesia/Ecclesia in the Septuagint: Caller was listening to a debate Steve had w/ Tommy Bertoli, & wondered if Steve studied the word Ekklesia in the Septuagint. Were they deliberately using this word that applied to Israel before?



2013-05-16
The New Israel (Jew & Gentile): Could you share some scriptures that indicate that we, the Body of Christ, are the "New Israel"? Recommended; topical lecture: "what are We to Make of Israel?" [Romans 11, Jeremiah 11:16, Romans 2:28-29, Galatians 3:16, Galatians 3:7-9, Galatians 3:28-29, John 8:39, I Peter 2:9-10, Ephesians 2, Matthew 21:43].



2013-05-08
Catholic vs Protestant Interpretation of Scripture and the Hierarchy of the ; Catholic disagrees with the Protestant views and leans toward Catholic interpretations of scripture, particularly to the hierarchy of the church. [Matthew 21:33, John 20:21, Matthew 18, I Timothy 3:15, Matthew 20:25-29, Titus 1:5, James 5:14, John 20:23, Acts 15].



2013-05-06
Ecclesia: Did you teach that "ecclesia" is translated "church", "disciple" or "kingdom of God"?


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