[St_Thomas_Aquinas]

-— For those of us whose faith is in Christ alone for salvation, the denominational affiliation is secondary -—

“If he will not listen to the church, treat him as a pagan or tax collector.” —Jesus

[CynicalBear]

Now if you only understand what the Greek word ecclesia and how it was used meant.

[metmom]

Taken out of context, again.

The context is settling disputes between believers, not giving absolute blanket authority to any one church or organization to dictate doctrine and salvation, giving it the alleged power to bind a person’s sins to them and send them to hell and to be used as a bludgeon to demand submission to it.

[Elsie]

John 6:29 -— Jesus