De, arJazg'Jt g¢Cce,
It means: 1. a gather- in this issue, this was a very, decisive move
ing of citizens 'called to break ties with the Jewish People due to
out" from their homes rabid anti-Semitism. It was not birthed by
to a public place, God. After the Third Century,, the Hebraic
2. the assembly of expression of faith became extinct as "the "'"~ ,'~ .... ~re ~ (..t~l~'~. " ,,
S~aV, ~nce m~. .~, ..... "~E CHU ~CH'~ Church" was radically altered, changing the Israelites, 3. an
assemblv of Chris- the days of biblical observance, including B~,4,e sa45 TO t~a~ ~ .7 / . ~,,~ ....
tians gathered for a change from Saturday to Sunday, and -- ~a~t~ I~I ' " ..... "
worship in a reli- accommodating the pagan practices of the
"~ gious meeting, Roman Empire. For 13 centuries the Bible
4. the whole was forbidden for the common man, and
, body of "the Church" (Catholic) ruled with an iron
Christians fist. A step toward restoration came through
/ scattered Martin Luther. However, in 1967, when Isra-
throughout el regained Jerusalem, there was a rebirth of
the earth, 5. the assembly of faith- the "First Church," or Hebraic st3de of wor-
ful Christians already dead and received into ship and expression, with the phenomenon
heaven, etc. of Jewish People coming to faith in Yeshua
Are you surprised? Most people think that as the Messiah - the first time in such num- Dear CAF -
"church" means a building that Christians bers since the First Century,! Thank you for writing with your Mnd
go to on Sunday - but that is not the bibli- With these Jewish Believers in Messiah encouragement and thoughtful question.
cal definition. God desires that He be glori- came a God-birthed desire to reach the Jew- You are referring to Ephesians 3:21, which
fied through the lives of those that love Him, ish People with the message that the long- indeed says this exact phrase. We must look
whether we are gathered together to worship, awaited Messiah of Israel had come! With at this phrase however, within the context
pray or study, or simply living our daily lives the advent of Messianic synagogues and the of who was speaking, to whom was it spo-
as His child. restoration of the Hebraic (biblical) roots of ken, and what it meant in that context. We
Regarding Messianic synagogues; these the faith, a message that had been irrelevant must consider that at the time this verse was
would be similar to the meetings of Yeshua's at best, and hateful at its worst to the Jewish spoken/written, "church" did not have the
followers and the Apostles of the First Cen- People, became recognizable and more eas- meaning that it has today. (We can see this
ily embraced. Messianic congregations have tury. The concept of a building that people idiomatic phenomenon with the word "gay"
go to on Sundays had not been considered. sprung up all over the globe with member- very clearly.) Let's look at the Greek word
The total break from the Hebraic founda- ship including large numbers of Gentiles used in this verse for church: e~c~:Xrloto<
tion and expression of faith did not occur that have embraced this vision. pronounced "ekklesia" {ek-klay-see'-ah}.
until later centuries. As we have addressed
The Dangerous Lie of Replacement Theology
By Jonathan Bernis
Much of the Church is unaware of the rising tide of anti-Semitism in today's world, and sadly, many are
even in' to the errors of 'Replacement Theology' without even realizing it.
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