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What does the word 'church' mean?

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That’s God’s Word. Now, what was the Angel? Was the Angel of the covenant. And He led…And all the old things was a type of the new things to come. You believe that? Scripture says so, being a shadow, Hebrews. Now, as God led the Church in the natural in that day, He’s leading the Church in the spiritual in this day. Do you believe it? They were the people of God until they were called out of Egypt, and then they become the church of God; for the word “church” means “called out.” They were called out of Egypt, and we’re called out of the world, a peculiar people to serve God. And the same Angel, if Jesus is the same, the same Angel, the Angel of the covenant was Jesus Christ; for the Bible said that Moses esteemed the riches of Christ greater than the treasures of Egypt. So he forsook Egypt, leaving all to follow and serve Christ. Christ is the Logos, of course, the One that went out of God in the beginning, which was the Pillar…

The Pillar of Fire, 1953-05-09, Jonesboro, AR, §13

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Title:
The Pillar of Fire
Date:
May 9, 1953
Location:
Jonesboro, AR
Paragraph:
§13

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