Bible Question:
Hi Doctrinsograce ! Thank you for trying to answer my question about Matt: 16:15-20, You did´nt !!! We are saved by GRACE only after ALL we can do ! Remember, FAITH WITHOUT WORKS IS DEAD. So, WHICH CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST was JESUS refering to to Peter ? In HEBREWS it says; NO MAN taketh this AUTHORITY unto himself EXCEPT he be CALLED of GOD !!! Please can someone try to answer my question clearly and simply, without going around in circles ! It CANNOT BE that our FATHER in HEAVEN want´s to confuse with so many different churches and DOCTRINES. (Iam NOT shouting when I use capitals, just emphasising the IMPORTANCE) THANKS. |
Bible Answer: Greetings obi1kanobi, I don’t know if I understand your question; it’s very hard to assimilate the flow of your question when it is so broken up with upper and lower case, but I will try. The church that is spoken of by Jesus in, Matthew 16:18 And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. This is the same church that we see mentioned in, Acts 2:47 Praising God, and having favour with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved. It’s interesting to note that the ones that are added are of the ranks of the saved. This isn’t always the case with regards to a denomination or of a local assembly or organization, which we consider as a church. The church that is spoken of in Matthew isn’t an organization but an organism, or body, with emphasis on the head, which is Christ. Ephes. 2:21-22 In whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord: [22] In whom ye also are builded together for an habitation of God through the Spirit. People “could be” a member of “a” church but yet not be a member of “the” church. The only way to be a member of the church that Jesus is building is by personal trust and faith in the person of God’s Son Jesus Christ i.e. the saved. Have a great day, CDBJ |