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To: af_vet_1981
"Hokay, so what church is the true church founded by Jesus and as discipled by the Jewish apostles ? Where would one find it today ?"

There is no such thing as an "organization" which meets your requirements. Some gatherings have a few, others have many, many have none. The true body of Christ is being assembled by the Holy Spirit and is comprised of all of those who have been (and are being) rescued from themselves because they were laid hold of before the foundation of the world. Paul could not always tell who these were, and Peter at times acted like he was not one (Gal. 2), but Jesus knows His own. Do you need more?

54 posted on 01/25/2014 2:36:05 PM PST by Dutchboy88
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To: Dutchboy88
"The true body of Christ is being assembled by the Holy Spirit and is comprised of all of those who have been (and are being) rescued from themselves because they were laid hold of before the foundation of the world."

+1

55 posted on 01/25/2014 2:39:04 PM PST by aMorePerfectUnion (Truth is hate to those who hate the Truth)
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To: Dutchboy88

Yes, I need more than that. The Jewish apostles, at the command of, and with the express authority of, the Holy One of Israel, shepherded real local churches/assemblies that shared the same doctrine and had unity of fellowship. Your answer is that the true church is not really anywhere one could identify, nor are you willing to publicly claim your local church is the true church. Catholics, by definition, publicly maintain a claim of apostolic succession. Who else, besides the Eastern Orthodox, does that ?


57 posted on 01/25/2014 2:52:21 PM PST by af_vet_1981 (The bus came by and I got on, That's when it all began,)
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