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CelticRebel
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I'm aware of that. There are lots of denominations who believe they are "the same as the Apostles". As a matter of fact, I've never heard one advertise they were "new and improved".
But that's not my point. My point is that the Church was literally One. The Creed put together by the bishops declares "One, holy, catholic, and apostolic Church."
Do you really think you could get the heads of the Catholic, various Baptist, Messianic, Presbyterian, Assemblies of God, Methodist, Church of Christ, Nazarene, Anglican, non-denominational, Lutheran, Episcopalian .... etc. etc. etc. ... to gather together and come up with an agreement of all doctrine, and call themselves "one Church"?
I'm sorry, but you can't even get the different "kinds" of Lutherans or different "kinds" of Baptists to agree on major issues.
In the NT, though, there were only churches, not "The Church".
As to your last couple of paragraphs: Look at the examples of the Church of North India and the Church of South India. Look at the widely diverse denominations that united to form this "Church". It can and has been done.
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