The Cross of Christ Alone Can Save

[pelathais]

Originally Posted by pelathais

Theology can really be a difficult subject if we ignore the terminology that is used within the different systems. By simply using the same word, but with a different meaning we can end up having all kinds of confusion and we also may inadvertently end up making the Bible appear to contradict itself over and over again.

How can we avoid this snare?

Say, for example that we wanted to be a part of a church and wanted to know how a "Bible" church behaved. Well, the Greek word for "church" is "ekklesia." Turning in our Bibles we find that an "ekklesia" behaves like this:

"Some therefore cried one thing, and some another: for the assembly was confused; and the more part knew not wherefore they were come together." Acts 19:32

That's how a NT Church is supposed to act? I guess so. It says so in the Greek.

Words have general meanings, and they can have particular meanings when used in special cases.

Hoeing a row of beans is "work" - but nobody ever claimed it was the same kind of "work" as being circumcised under the Law of Moses. Mixing the two together, in fact, will make a person look rather silly.