Explanation of corrupt Invisible Church:
Phil 2:2 Be of same mind, united heart, thinking one thing
1 Cor. 1:10 I urge you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree in what you say, and that there be no divisions among you...
1 Cor. 1:13 Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Or were you baptized in the name of Paul?
When Jesus came to the earth he established a foundation for faith; a church. He made one church, a church of his followers, a church of people that heard and believed what he said. He had the apostles, people who kept his words on paper, these words have become the foundation of many "denominations". However these words tell us what to do, how to live, and what to believe. "Be of the same mind, united heart, thinking one thing". Believe the truth as a church, love me the way everyone should, agree on your belief.
When Jesus left the earth he did not leave us a book that we now know and call a "bible", he left us with a church, a community of believers. This was the Catholic Church. The Church is our authority, not the bible. Don't get me wrong, us Catholics love the bible and hold it close to our hearts, but it is not our authority.
"I urge you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree in what you say, and that there be no divisions among you..." This passage is talking about division in the body. He says "I urge that there be no division among you". Among you... "You" must refer to the body of christ which does not include atheistic beliefs. The reason behind this is because we all know that Jesus will seperate his flock, and we know that atheism is in no way christianity. Not everybody on the earth during Jesus's time was a follower so there was already a division. So unless he lied, he is not speaking about non-christian or athiests, rather, christians. Therefore since we are all in the body of christ, he urges that we don't divide and that we all think the same and love him the same way.
Do the Religions we see today, rightly reflect what Jesus told us? We have only divided 30,000 plus times, that number increasing as I type. We had the Catholic Church which 1500 years later, parts of it divided into mass chaos. Those religions aren't "Thinking one thing", As said in Corinthians, "Is christ divided"? The answer is NO.
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