Oh, BTW, Jesus is not describing the way things are in His church, but the way things are in His kingdom. You Roman Catholics are always getting that confused.
Last time I looked the church was in the "kingdom"
Last time I looked the church was in the "kingdom"
Hmmm!
Mat 13:24 The kingom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field....
Mat 13:38 The field is the world.
So, I can agree with you that the TRUE church is
in the kingdom, no sweat. Jesus, of course, only mentioned the church 3 times, if I can remember; He talked about the kingdom over 100 times. But I cannot agree if you say that the church is the kingdom.
Good nite, Mary Ann; I gotta go read to my wife now....