John,
Good Morning.
Regarding your comment: “The word ‘church’ is used in the New Testament books 114 times (KJV). It should not be there at all.”
I took my concordance out and counted. There are 114 uses of the word “church” in the King James Bible from the Greek word: ekklesia. And once, “church” is used (in Acts 19:37), but that comes from a different Greek word, which would make the count 115. It seems that the translators were compelled to translate both words incorrectly?
I remember you talking about this years ago and how important this is, because it trains a person to misunderstand what is actually being communicated in the Scriptures.
It is incredible that such a blatant mistranslation is never mentioned by anyone I have met in Christianity, and when I have mentioned it in conversations, I would get, for lack of a better way to describe it, a deer in headlights look, or just no interest at all.
Thanks For All The Hard Work,
Wendell
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Hi Wendell.
In Acts 19:37, the Greek word there means “temple-robbers”, and so, in that case, “church” is an acceptable translation, for a temple (or mosque, etc.) is a church.
Yes, Christian translators do seem compelled by their faith to mistranslate ekklesia as “church”, and it is astonishing how many people accept that translation without questioning why. But then, as in all things, if God does not open our eyes to His truth, we have no choice but to remain blind. Let’s keep praying that God will deliver His precious people from church religion, and make us all one in His Son!
Pastor John