“From reading your comments, Swampfox101 considers himself to be pope of his own church.”
I don’t believe in popes, that’s an office created by sinful men. I have God’s word, I don’t follow a mere man, claiming himself to be Christ on earth, I follow the TRUE Christ and His teachings.
‘Swampfox101 attacks the Pope of the Roman Catholic Church’
becauseswampfox101 considers himself to the ‘Vicar of Jesus Christ & the pope of the scriptures.’
LOL. You are confusing me with the pope. He’s the charlaton, not me. I only claiam to be a follower of Christ and His word. Its you, the Catholic Church and the pope that dispise Christ and His word. It’s you, your church and you sinful pope that mock and make fun of His word and call is “sola scripture”, not me.
That is the message swampfox101 puts forth in all his comments. Basically, you consider your armchair church to be the ‘true church of Jesus Christ.’
No. The Lord’s church is the one true Church. Study the book of Acts and you will find it.
swampfox101 what Protestant churches do you consider faithful to Jesus Christ? Can you please name them?
I’ve told you numerous time, I belong to the Lord’s Church. Put down that garbage you receive from ur silly little pope, pick up ur Bible and you’ll find the ONE TRUE CHURCH.
Is there someone on television or radio that you consider to be preaching the ‘True Word of Jesus Christ.’ If so, please name that person.
I don’t watch TV preachers.
Swampfox101, about how many people on the earth are part of what you consider to be the ‘Lord’s Church?’
The Lord’s Church, if I had to guess, probably has between 6 and 8 million members.
gghd you and Infallibility have been a hoot to talk with but we seem to be chasing our tails. Have a good evening and keep on studying.
Swampfox101
On this you are wrong.
First let us understand the meaning of the word church. It is not the definition as is proposed by most Protestant apologists which is an invisible church. The linguistic and theological context was the Jewish Qahal. The Qahal was a rigid and formal theocratic organizational structure in ancient Israelite society, aligned to the Masoretic Text of the Bible. The Greek equivalent was the ekklesia. It's meaning is more correctly translated as a convocation; a group called together for a specific purpose or function, and not some voluntary assemblage or membership. It has a deep tradition in Greek culture dating nearly 500 years before the time of Christ. Literally meaning "the called" or "called out", it was a governing assembly of Greek city state. Its membership was very narrowly restricted to males over the age of 18 who had served at least two years in military service to the city. The Ekklesia had a very structured organization and was empowered to make the most important decisions for the city, that of declaring war, suing for peace, judging all capitol cases and the hiring, firing and trying of any public officials. It was in these traditions that Jesus formed His formal, structured, hierarchical, holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church.
Matthew 16 tells us the how, why and context that Jesus established His Church. After feeding the 5,000 and having a number of His disciple walk away when He declared the Eucharit, Jesus took the Apostles and some Disciples to Caesarea Philippi and before the rock and the gates of Hell, asked them who the people said He was. He was demonstrating His rejection of a democratic, self interpreting Church. The response to the question was varied. Some said John the Baptist, some said Elijah, some said one of the prophets. All were wrong.
He then asked the Apostles collectively who they thought He was and there was silence and He rejected an oligarchical or elite governance. Then, without consulting the other Apostles, Peter stepped forward and declared that Jesus was indeed the Son of the Living God, which was the correct answer. Jesus acknowledged this and declared that Peter could only have learned this from God, designating that like the He had through out the history of His people God had chosen one person to be the spiritual leader to carry on after Jesus. And there, before the rock that stood between the ancient temple city of Caesarea Philippi and the cave grotto that was known to the people on the region as the gates or jaws of hell declared, it was upon Peter that he would found his Church, His Ekklesia, His Qahal.
Swampfox, where did you learn all about your scriptures?
Historically, people have learned scripture in the home & then thoroughly in a Church.
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Acts Philip and the Ethiopian 8:26-39 in part, “Then the angel of the Lord spoke to Philip, ‘Get up and head south on the road... Now there was an Ethiopian eunuch, a court official of the Candace...Seated in his chariot, he was reading the prophet Isaiah.
The Spirit said to Philip, ‘Go and join up with that chariot.’ Philip ran up...and said, ‘Do you understand what you are reading?’ He (Ethiopian) replied, ‘How can I unless someone instructs me.’...
Then Philip opened his mouth and, beginning with this scripture passage, he proclaimed Jesus to him.”
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Swampfox, what church did you attend & learn scripture? Every church I have ever heard of, has taught that scripture is handed on from generation to generation. Who taught you, or did you receive your knowledge directly from God?
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Acts8 continuing in part, “As they traveled along the road they came to some water, and the eunuch said, ‘Look there is water. What is to prevent my being baptized?’...and Philip and the eunuch both went down into the water, and he baptized him.”
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Swampfox, have you ever been baptized in a church? What was the name of that church? Do you baptize people in your armchair church, or do you just ‘pontificate as the pope of your scriptures?’
Swampfox, are you truly >saved? Swampfox have you been baptized by water? Swampfox have you been baptized by the Holy Spirit?
Swampfox, Are you really a Christian & a member of the Church of Jesus Christ?
Historically, baptism is a required act = for membership in the Kingdom of Jesus Christ.
Swampfox, do you ever listen to ministers preaching about Jesus Christ on the Radio? I noticed you didn’t answer that question?
How did you learn the scriptures?
Self-pope of an armchair church that despises Jesus.