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The Church: A Community Called and Constituted by God

The term “Church” is a translation of the Greek word “ekklesia,” meaning “assembly.” Its etymology, “called out,” carries a theological

Did you know that God’s economy includes the losers? The rejected. The slow workers. The latecomers. The ones with gaps in their résumé. The ones with lost years, silent tears, broken confidence, missed buses, and incomplete upgrades. Thank God, His economy works on grace, says Preethi Mathew.

The Church: A Community Called and Constituted by God

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The term “Church” is a translation of the Greek word “ekklesia,” meaning “assembly.” Its etymology, “called out,” carries a theological connotation with the biblical idea of God calling and gathering a people for himself. The church, therefore, constitutes an assembly of people who are called by God to belong to Him.