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The word church is translated from the Greek word ekklesia, which is derived from the verb kaleo (meaning "to call") and with the prefix ek (a preposition meaning "out of"). It means a body of people who have been "called out of," just as Israel was called out of Egypt to assemble before God (Acts 7:38). In the first New Testament occurrence of ekklesia, Jesus promised to "build [His] church." It is the presence of the Holy Spirit in the minds of the members (1 Corinthians 2:12-13; Ephesians 4:3-6) that identifies the Church of God as a unique assembly of people.
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