ACC ~ 1 Corinthians 16 v19

HOUSE CHURCHES. AMBROSIASTER: Paul refers to two kinds of church—public and domestic. One in which everyone assembles, he calls public. The other, in which people gather together through friendship, he calls domestic. Any place where a presbyter celebrates the solemn rites is called a church. COMMENTARY ON PAUL’S EPISTLES.

DO NOT DESPISE THE CHURCH. ANONYMOUS SYRIAC AUTHOR: We should not despise the visible church which brings up everyone as children. Nor should we despise this church of the heart, seeing that she strengthens all who are sick. And we should yearn for the church on high, for she makes perfect all the saints. BOOK OF STEPS 1.3.

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