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NASB | Matthew 10:32 ¶ "Therefore everyone who confesses Me before men, I will also confess him before My Father who is in heaven. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 10:32 ¶ "Therefore, the one who confesses and acknowledges Me before men [as Lord and Savior, affirming a state of oneness with Me], that one I will also confess and acknowledge before My Father who is in heaven. |
Subject: Are you a follower of Jesus or a church? |
Bible Note: hi Hank Hank is my physically deceased stepfather's name by the way. I accidently sent a response to myself. Please if you would Hank just take a little time to read and meditate on the scriptures I posted in my note on January 9th. Jesus prophesied(Acts 3:22)that he would build His church. Jesus began building His church in Jerusalem(Luke 24:47)and continues to build it(1st Peter 2:4,5). I have tried to teach religious denominations the doctrine of Christ but they choose not to hear His words(1st Timothy 6:3). It is like Matthew 13:14,15. It is like when Christ said to His 12 apostles before they were filled with the Paraclete when He answered John's question by saying "It is he to whom I shall give a piece of bread when I have dipped it"(John 13:26). I still to this day cannot understand why some of His disciples thought Judas left to do a good work and you know one of them said to "buy those things we need for the feast" because that statement is in quotations(Matthew 13:29). Judas left the feast to do evil (John 19:11) so unlike the 11 Judas did not receive the honor and privilege of hearing some of the greatest doctrine of Christ(John 13:31-17:26). The church of Christ is His church because He died for it(Acts 20:28). To say the church of Christ is a denomination is not based on biblical truth(Matthew 16:18;John 17:20-23;Romans 16:16;1st Corinthians 1:10;Ephesians 5:26,27). Jesus promised that the church of Christ only shall rise up(Matthew 16:18 and Romans 6:3-5). But there are also many imitation assemblies and some that even claim to be the "church of Christ"(Matthew 13:27-30;1st Timothy 4:1;2nd Peter 2:1;2nd Timothy 4:3). Speaking the truth in Love(Epehsians 4:15; 1st John 4:8; 1st Corinthians 12:13). |