Ekklesia Quotes

“Every believer is called to teach and each needs to exercise toward this function. Otherwise, they will remain a babe and never mature. Sharing what the believer has learned should begin as soon as a person comes to know the Lord.”
― Henry Hon, ONE: Unfolding God's Eternal Purpose from House to House

“It is important that a distinction be made between the assembly as defined by the New Testament and churches as they are known today...Compared with the pattern of the assembly of believers (ekklesia) as described in the New Testament, institutional churches fall far short.”
― Henry Hon

“The assembly (ekklesia) is the family -- the household -- of God. The Lord Jesus is the only one with absolute authority, and He is the chief feeder of all the saints. Therefore, as brothers and sisters in the same family, everyone is equal in status, but some may be relatively ahead of others in life experiences and knowledge”
― Henry Hon, ONE: Unfolding God's Eternal Purpose from House to House

“The word 'church' in the Bible is a mistranslation of the Greek word 'ekklesia.' The accurate translation is 'assembly' or 'congregation.' Literally 'ekklesia' means the 'called out ones.' The common usage of this word during the apostles' time was for a called out assembly of people, such as a town square meeting, where citizens were 'called out' to attend.”
― Henry Hon, ONE: Unfolding God's Eternal Purpose from House to House

“Every one of our hearts is ‘holy ground’. Every single one of us belong to Jesus; we are the reward of His sufferings, the joy that was set before Him as He endured the agony of the cross.”
― Liz Wright, Ekklesia Rising: Visitations from Jesus revealing the truth and power of who we really are