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To: editor-surveyor
e-s, if you see the church as an institution, then I would agree with you. However, if see the church as the ἐκκλησία ("the assembly"), the "body of Christ", and the "kingdom of priests", then I would disagree.
21 posted on 07/24/2015 8:52:06 AM PDT by kosciusko51
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To: kosciusko51

The Assembly, or “Body” is not a human corporation, and owns no properties, nor institutions.

It has but one Priest, Yeshua, although his word calls all of its members priests unto themselves.

It is invisible as to the whole, but becomes visible in the actions of the individual.

The Holy Spirit is its only educational institution and teacher.

It is human nature to crave the power, but Yeshua cautioned against yielding to that corrupting desire.


27 posted on 07/24/2015 9:15:18 AM PDT by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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