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Originally Posted by Apprehended
The first church of God, the ecclesia (called out) was in the garden of Eden. Man was called out of the earth, separated to come into fellowship with God.
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Excellent thought.
Another, sort of curious "church" was the mob in
Acts 19. See especially the word "assembly" in
Acts 19:41. In this chapter a call went out (
Acts 19:23-25). Those who heard the call and responded to its appeal seperated themselves and underwent a change of heart (
Acts 19:28) and they spoke in a "language" that was not understood by others (
Acts 19:32).
But in the end, they were just a mob.