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To: ADSUM; Mark17; aMorePerfectUnion; boatbums; metmom; daniel1212; MHGinTN; Elsie
It is not the Romanist earthly organization to which I am confident that I belong. Its title is

The General Assembly
And Church Of The Firstborn
Enrolled In Heaven

to which I claim to belong, as a citizen of the Kingdom of Christ, which is not of this world..

"πανηγυρει και εκκλησια πρωτοτοκων εν ουρανοις απογεγραμμενων" (Heb. 12:23a Textus Receptus)

It is to a local Induction and Training Center with a particular local title (there are many such, globally) to which I report to continue stedfastly in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers. The regenerated constituents are presumed with confidence to pass on to the Lord's Presence in the Paradise of Heaven upon graduation from the earthly discipleship phase.

That is the appropriate Assembly, founded upon The Lord Jesus Christ, to which the spiritually regenerate one belongs. Nowhere in the Bible in any plenarily inspired infallible properly and faithfully preserved and translated text do I find a locally instituted, enrolled, regularly summoned, and corporately gathered Christian Company with the adjective "Catholic" included in its title.

44 posted on 01/17/2019 1:19:33 PM PST by imardmd1 (Fiat Lux)
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To: imardmd1
"It is not the Romanist earthly organization to which I am confident that I belong. Its title is The General Assembly And Church Of The Firstborn Enrolled In Heaven to which I claim to belong, as a citizen of the Kingdom of Christ, which is not of this world.. "πανηγυρει και εκκλησια πρωτοτοκων εν ουρανοις απογεγραμμενων" (Heb. 12:23a Textus Receptus)

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+1

49 posted on 01/17/2019 2:16:13 PM PST by aMorePerfectUnion
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To: imardmd1

The priest doesn’t comprehend that Jesus did not establish an institution, He established ‘a body’ of believers. GOD knows that only pride benefits from joining an org, like Roman Catholiciism. That is why HE did not establish an org.


56 posted on 01/17/2019 5:10:11 PM PST by MHGinTN (A dispensation perspective is a powerful tool for discernment)
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To: imardmd1

What you said.


94 posted on 01/18/2019 5:14:25 AM PST by metmom ( ...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith......)
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To: imardmd1
It's worth pointing out that a"The General assembly" of the Church of the Firstborn would be the same as the Church Kata-Holos. As a whole. Which is what is meant.

I am assuming that both you and I are members of this Church, in this sense.

133 posted on 01/22/2019 11:10:34 AM PST by Mrs. Don-o ("If he refuses to listen even to the Church, regard him as you would a pagan or a tax collector.")
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