To: knarf
Wherever two or more born again believers gather in Christ’s name, so there is the church.
6 posted on
06/20/2017 4:36:13 PM PDT by
Bulwyf
To: Bulwyf
Two or more born agains in the same room will claim the others are not Christian...so there are none in the room.
110 posted on
06/21/2017 2:39:04 PM PDT by
CodeToad
(If it weren't for physics and law enforcement, I'd be unstoppable!)
To: Bulwyf
Wherever two or more born again believers gather in Christs name, so there is the church.
Which church ?
New Testament churches had candlesticks and stars (angels) associated with them. It is not the number of people that comprise a valid New Testament church. It is the provenance of the church and the works of those within it (for both the churches are threatened with losing candlesticks and those in them are threatened with being blotted out of the book of life) if they do not repent, watch, and do the works the Messiah requires.
The mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches: and the seven candlesticks which thou sawest are the seven churches. Unto the angel of the church of Ephesus write; These things saith he that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, who walketh in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks; I know thy works, and thy labour, and thy patience, and how thou canst not bear them which are evil: and thou hast tried them which say they are apostles, and are not, and hast found them liars: And hast borne, and hast patience, and for my name's sake hast laboured, and hast not fainted. Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love. Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent. But this thou hast, that thou hatest the deeds of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate. He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God.
Revelation, Catholic chapter one, Protestant verse twenty
to
Revelation, Catholic chapter two, Protestant verses one to seven
as authorized, but not authored, by King James
141 posted on
06/22/2017 5:01:12 PM PDT by
af_vet_1981
(The bus came by and I got on, That's when it all began.)
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