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To: P-Marlowe; Campion; Running On Empty; RichardMoore
Act 9:1-5 But Saul, still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest and asked him for letters to the synagogues at Damascus, so that if he found any belonging to the Way, men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem. Now as he journeyed he approached Damascus, and suddenly a light from heaven flashed about him. And he fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him, "Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?" And he said, "Who are you, Lord?" And he said, "I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting;

 

1 Cor 12:27 Now you are the body of Christ and individually members of it.

In the first account, Jesus infers that the Church, who Saul was persecuting, was His body. In the second quote, St. Paul directly comes out and says it.

In post #32, which you so frequently cite, RichardMoore says,

When Saul was knocked off his horse and saw Jesus he was on his way to kill Christians. Jesus said to him,"why do you persecute ME?"

Not My Church, or My people, but ME.

Jesus equates Himself with His Church which is founded on Apostolic Succession

While I personally would have said it a little differently (perhaps something like, Jesus identifies His Church as His Body), I'm not sure what other direct conclusion one could draw.

Perhaps rather than simple accusations, you could outline how Jesus did NOT, in fact, identify His Church as His Body (and, by extension, Himself...see the money line from Acts 9:4-5!). In other words, rather than simply stating "you're wrong," you could outline how scripture doesn't actually say that.

87 posted on 06/07/2007 1:11:16 PM PDT by markomalley (Extra ecclesiam nulla salus CINO-RINO GRAZIE NO)
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To: markomalley
Are you making the claim that The Roman Catholic Church is God.

Are you denying that the Roman Catholic Church is God?

Let's make up our minds here.

89 posted on 06/07/2007 1:25:51 PM PDT by P-Marlowe (LPFOKETT GAHCOEEP-w/o*)
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