In the Church, God is "calling together" his people from all the ends of the earth. 140 By calling itself "Church," the first community of Christian believers recognized itself as heir to that assembly. 139 Ekklesia is used frequently in the Greek Old Testament for the assembly of the Chosen People before God, above all for their assembly on Mount Sinai where Israel received the Law and was established by God as his holy people. It designates the assemblies of the people, usually for a religious purpose. Catechism of the Catholic Church - PART 1 SECTION 2 CHAPTER 3 ARTICLE 9 PARAGRAPH 1 CATECHISM OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCHħ51 The word "Church" (Latin ecclesia, from the Greek ek-ka-lein, to "call out of") means a convocation or an assembly.
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