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To: meadsjn
What did Jesus mean when he said, “Upon this rock I will build my church”?

OK, let's say your link is 100% correct: That upon the Rock of revelation (& personal confession), Christ is building His Church upon that.

How would this interpretation change what you said in post#64?:

In My Not-So-Humble Opinion, churches and religions are for those who cannot, or choose not to, believe in God. The church or religion serves as an idol for those people to worship until they are ready to believe, if ever. People can flee from one church to another, from one set of lies to another, and they will still find that any group of people will be corrupted just like any other group of people...Christ had pretty much the same opinion of organized religion as I have expressed above.

Matthew 16:18 assumes an ever-durable church of Christ...one NEVER given over to TOTAL apostasy.

(Now that doesn't mean every church is true, just as every green $100 bill portending to be authentic is genuine currency...yes, counterfeits exist in ALL facets of life).

Matthew 16:18 seems to assume, from your implied post, that a church built upon a "rock of revelation" would generationally persevere.

So have you sought out that church? And, why does your post #64 seem to assume that 100% of churches are...
...geared for unbelievers who remain unbelievers...?
...idolaters who remain idolaters...?
...full of corrupt people who remain corrupt?

It seems to me, Christ doesn't agree with your "opinion" that 100% of people in churches remain corrupt, remain idolaters, and remain unbelievers.

71 posted on 12/30/2013 3:31:52 PM PST by Colofornian
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To: Colofornian

I don’t know why you are posting that junk to me. I’ve never been LDS, and have never read that stuff, nor do I intend to, or have any interest.


108 posted on 12/30/2013 7:21:11 PM PST by meadsjn
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