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THERE ARE THREE CHURCHES IN SCRIPTURE

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There are three churches found in scripture.

THE CHURCH IN THE WILDERNESS
[Acts 7:38 KJV] "This is he, that was in the church in the wilderness with the angel which spake to him in the mount Sina, and [with] our fathers: who received the lively oracles to give unto us:" ********* This is the congregation of the children of Israel.

THE CHURCH IN JERUSALEM
[Matthew 18:17 KJV] "And if he shall neglect to hear them, tell [it] unto the church: but if he neglect to hear the church, let him be unto thee as an heathen man and a publican."

[Acts 8:1 KJV] "And Saul was consenting unto his death. And at that time there was a great persecution against the church which was at Jerusalem; and they were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judaea and Samaria, except the apostles." ********* This is the church in Jerusalem headed by Peter and the apostles.

THE CHURCH THE BODY OF CHRIST
[1 Corinthians 12:27 KJV] "Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular."

[1 Corinthians 12:28 KJV] "And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues." ******** The church for our dispensation was revealed to Paul. Paul is our apostle and Lord Jesus Christ is the head
 
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boughtwithaprice said:
Yours is a worthy analysis, but since these churches are separated by time, would it not be more plausible to view them as one Church in different stages of her development ?
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Just saying that the word. CHURCH is EKKLESIA And should be translated ASSEMBLY !!

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DougE said:
There are three churches found in scripture.

THE CHURCH IN THE WILDERNESS
[Acts 7:38 KJV] "This is he, that was in the church in the wilderness with the angel which spake to him in the mount Sina, and [with] our fathers: who received the lively oracles to give unto us:" ********* This is the congregation of the children of Israel.

THE CHURCH IN JERUSALEM
[Matthew 18:17 KJV] "And if he shall neglect to hear them, tell [it] unto the church: but if he neglect to hear the church, let him be unto thee as an heathen man and a publican."

[Acts 8:1 KJV] "And Saul was consenting unto his death. And at that time there was a great persecution against the church which was at Jerusalem; and they were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judaea and Samaria, except the apostles." ********* This is the church in Jerusalem headed by Peter and the apostles.

THE CHURCH THE BODY OF CHRIST
[1 Corinthians 12:27 KJV] "Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular."

[1 Corinthians 12:28 KJV] "And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues." ******** The church for our dispensation was revealed to Paul. Paul is our apostle and Lord Jesus Christ is the head
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There are far more than three churches in Scripture. The word translated "church" is used in two ways, first, to mean all who believe in the Lord Jesus Christ and are saved, as for example when Paul wrote:

(Eph 5:25) Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself for her,

In that sense, there is only one church.

Then it is used to refer to a local group of Christians who meet together to worship God. There are many of those mentioned in Scripture - the church at Corinth, the church in Jerusalem, the church in Cenchrea, etc.
 
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Dan Perez said:
Just saying that the word. CHURCH is EKKLESIA And should be translated ASSEMBLY !!

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That translation would only apply if we assume the Church consists of multiple assemblies, while in reality there is One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism for the forgiveness of sins.
Christ established a kingdom, not a democracy. If we claim unity, yet preach division, would we not then be “double minded”?

In the Old Testament, there was only one Israel, even though she strayed from the faith and had many evil kings, God did not abandon Israel and gave multiple suitors. There was also only one
But for human stubbornness, so too in the New Testsment
 
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boughtwithaprice said:
Yours is a worthy analysis, but since these churches are separated by time, would it not be more plausible to view them as one Church in different stages of her development ?
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And in. Gal 6:15 says FOR. in Christ Jesus neither CIORCUMCUSION. ( meaning Israel ). AVAILETH. ANYTHING.

nor UNCIRCUMCION. ( meaning GENTILES ). , BUIT a new CREATION in other words the BODY OF CHRIST !!

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Dan Perez said:
And in. Gal 6:15 says FOR. in Christ Jesus neither CIORCUMCUSION. ( meaning Israel ). AVAILETH. ANYTHING.

nor UNCIRCUMCION. ( meaning GENTILES ). , BUIT a new CREATION in other words the BODY OF CHRIST !!

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As Paul asks in 1 Cor 1:13 is Christ divided?
 
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David Lamb said:
There are far more than three churches in Scripture. The word translated "church" is used in two ways, first, to mean all who believe in the Lord Jesus Christ and are saved, as for example when Paul wrote:

(Eph 5:25) Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself for her,

In that sense, there is only one church.

Then it is used to refer to a local group of Christians who meet together to worship God. There are many of those mentioned in Scripture - the church at Corinth, the church in Jerusalem, the church in Cenchrea, etc.
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And EPH. 4;11 Christ gave APOSTLES. and PROPHETS. and so on!!

And when. checking the Greek text. Eph 4:11 says he GAVE //. which is in. the AORIST TENSE. and says to. me that these

Gifts. are no longer available. and have pasted. away. when Paul wrote his 14 epistles !!

What say you ??

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