House Church Talk - common words brought into the early church

[David Anderson]

>But choosing to select a word that was so different than what a religious 
>word such as synagogue could have offered - what and why did He choose the 
>"political term/picture" Ekklesia?

    Hi brother Jim and others, 

I appreciated your keen remarks. On another but related issue is the fact 
that the word for "bishop or overseer" was also a non-technical, 
non-religious word.

The word for "supper" (when used in reference to the Lord's supper) as 
well as the word for "elder" have also been identified as common. 

So, what other "church" words are merely common words which were brought 
into the church's vocabulary? Surely, there is a pattern here. 

    David Anderson

Thomas, our prayers are with you and Lucy. I know how difficult to 
discern the Lord's will and his ways, too.