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1 | REVELATION ! | Matt 16:15 | obi1kanobi | 155123 | ||
Hello Brothers and Sisters. Thank you for your remarks. I am thankful that I will be judged by Jesus and not any man ! I also know that to Love GOD with all our HEARTS, MIND and STRENGTH is a COMMANDMENT and I strive to do so ! Unfortunately, it´s like the blind leading the blind. None of you have really looked at or even come near to ANSWERING my questions, so I will try to clarify this again:(MATHEW 16:15-20) JESUS said; Blessed art thou Simon Bar Jona, because FLESH and BLOOD hath NOT REVEALED this unto you but my FATHER in Heaven, and thou art Peter and upon this ROCK,I WILL,( I WILL, meaning sometime in the future) build MY CHURCH (For the learned, probably meaning THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST eh ?)and the gates of hell shall not prevail against IT. Furthermore; I asked WHY are there so so MANY different churches and DOCTRINES ?( of men ) PLEASE PLEASE, don´t try to tell me that they are all ONE, because they are not. JESUS said; There is only ONE WAY and we see that HE is ORGANISED !!! HE called APOSTLES ! So children, WHICH CHURCH would satan have NO POWER over ??????????????????? God Bless, Obi1kanobi |
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2 | REVELATION ! | Matt 16:15 | mark d seyler | 155124 | ||
Obi1, The Church is not a building, nor is it the members of a worldly-divided organization. Church, in Greek ekklesia, simply means "called out ones". It is mankind that builds buildings, names congregations, and says "we are the true Church!" But it is Jesus Who lives in the hearts of His chosen, who binds us together by His Spirit, and it is the assembly of the true converts, those who have been born from above, who are in Christ, that are not under the power of Satan. Jesus' Church, which He called out of the world, is 15 people here, and an hundred people there. They are called Baptists, and Methodists, and Pentacostals. They go by no special name at all. They are bound together by God's Holy Spirit, and you will know them by their love. So the truth is, while there truly is only one true church, there are many gatherings of people, which are each a mixture of true believers, and ones who are not born again. You also asked why are there so many different teachings. God gifted certain of His people to teach. There are many that teach, and write books, and pastor congregations that do not have that gifting, many who have not studied the Bible for themselves so that they can rightly divide it, and many who are not even born from above. There are many who are gifted, who study, who are reborn, and who arrive at different conclusions regarding certain passages. Even the true church is a work in progress. That is why it is so important that each of us study the Bible for ourselves. There are many who rather teach other books than the Bible, and yet call themselves Christian pastors or teachers. In the parable of the wheat and the tares, we see that the wheat and tares grow together, looking identical. Its only by their fruit that we will be able to tell them apart. Jesus will judge us all, and those who mislead His sheep will be judged for that. I hope this has answered your question. Love in Christ, Mark |
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