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To: NKP_Vet
"There is no such thing as a protestant church. All are ecclesial communities. The only Christian Churches are the Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church."

Spoken like a True Believer in the self-appointment of Rome!

Sorry, dear FRiend. I will continue to treasure the spoken and recorded words of Christ, when He said, "upon this rock I will build my gathering."

No "churches" appear in the New Testament. Just gatherings.

Churches are buildings. Gatherings require no church buildings. Raise your eyes from the earthly.

127 posted on 11/18/2014 9:20:23 AM PST by aMorePerfectUnion ( "I didn't leave the Central Oligarchy Party. It left me." - Ronaldus Maximus)
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To: aMorePerfectUnion

Oh Lord, somebody else trying to change scripture because it doesn’t say what he wants it to say. Do yourself a favor and give it a break. You sound silly.

From your own KJV.

Matthew 16:13-20King James Version (KJV)

18 And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.


128 posted on 11/18/2014 9:58:13 AM PST by NKP_Vet ("PRO FIDE, PRO UTILITATE HOMINUM")
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To: aMorePerfectUnion
Amazing isn't it, the snobbish elitism and exclusivity of some so-called Christians?

The word translated as "church" in the English KJV is from the Greek "ecclesia" and means "assembly" or "gathering", just like you said. Funny how the bigoted snobby elitists don't get that. From what some of them say, they presume they are the ONLY ones allowed to call themselves Christians or a Christian church - like God gave them the copyright or something. He didn't.

143 posted on 11/19/2014 11:16:33 AM PST by boatbums (God is ready to assume full responsibility for the life wholly yielded to Him.)
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