He said the body, the church, small c. There is no Roman Catholic in there.
Col 1:18 And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence.
Ephesians 3:14 For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
15 Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, (notice its not named after Rome)
16 That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man; (notice its not through the RCC)
17 That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love, (notice the personal relationship)
18 May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height; (notice we dont need some magisterium)
19 And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God. (notice once again, we are not filled with the knowledge of the RCC)
20 Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us, (notice where that power is? Its not in some guy in Rome)
21 Unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen. (No glory for the RCC there)
Did I say Roman Catholic church? No.
“He said the body, the church, small c. There is no Roman Catholic in there.”
He says EKKLESIA, which is “church” in Greek.
“Col 1:18 And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence.”
Ephesians says that Christ is the head of the church, just as a husband is the head of his wife. This means that there’s just one of them.
As for it being the RCC, the RCC along with the Orthodox Church are the only ones who go back that far. If it is true that Christ promised that the Gates of Hell would not prevail against his Church, then none of the protestant bodies can be his Church, because they were not in existence.
It has to be either the Catholic church or the Orthodox church because only they go back that far. And when, God willing, the Body is undivided between us and them, then you will have a choice to make yourselves.
Christ is the head of His Church. There is just one of them, not many, because Christ will not be made an adulterer. We are not meant to be divided. We are meant to be together. Our division does not proclaim Christ, but rather, denies him.