ghendricks63
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Come on dude. This is an odd place to be preaching exclusivism don't ya think? Read Acts yourself. I am floored you can claim it supports such a heretic point of view.
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Is it really imoprtand which denomination we are?
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Come on dude. This is an odd place to be preaching exclusivism don't ya think? Read Acts yourself. I am floored you can claim it supports such a heretic point of view.
Spiritual Israel (Noah, Abraham, David, etc) = Body of Christ (wheat, elect, chosen)
Nation of Israel (King Saul, King Ahaz, King Manasseh) = Churches (tares, RCC, Protestants)
Galatians 3:28
28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.
29 And if ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise.
However...
Matthew 13:24-30
24 Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field: 25 But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way.
26 But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also.
27 So the servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? from whence then hath it tares?
28 He said unto them, An enemy hath done this. The servants said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up?
29 But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them.
30 Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn.
If you believe that the church you belong to is the true Body of Christ, then how do explain all the sins that run rampant within your church?
Heed the warning of Revelation
Revelation 3:14-18
14 And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God;
15 I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot.
16 So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth.
17 Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked:
18 I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see.
Nation of Israel (King Saul, King Ahaz, King Manasseh) = Churches (tares, RCC, Protestants)
Galatians 3:28
28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.
29 And if ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise.
However...
Matthew 13:24-30
24 Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field: 25 But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way.
26 But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also.
27 So the servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? from whence then hath it tares?
28 He said unto them, An enemy hath done this. The servants said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up?
29 But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them.
30 Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn.
If you believe that the church you belong to is the true Body of Christ, then how do explain all the sins that run rampant within your church?
Heed the warning of Revelation
Revelation 3:14-18
14 And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God;
15 I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot.
16 So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth.
17 Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked:
18 I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see.
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ghendricks63
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It is not clear who you are directing this post towards. Perhaps you would like to render an opinion?
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The original poster's question:
My opinion is the churches are just a formality. It's the people that constitute them which consist of two options: saved (wheat) or unsaved (tares). The authority that we are all under is Scripture, not someones interpretation of Scripture. In this day and age, you begin to wonder why there's 38,000 different denominations out there. That's why I mentioned Matthew 13, it's at this point in time we are being separated.
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ghendricks63
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Ah thank you for clarifying. I thought that was your intent.
I agree, the church is those who have accepted Christ regardless of which denomination born out of human ignorance they happen to participate with. Jesus was clear that in Him we are all equal. In Him is the ONLY identifier.
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