Both churches could believe on JesusIf there is ONE FAITH then there is ONE CHURCH. It's a simple deduction that doesn't have to be explicitly stated.
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Both churches could believe on JesusIf there is ONE FAITH then there is ONE CHURCH. It's a simple deduction that doesn't have to be explicitly stated.
Where do you get this? what scripture?"BODY" Same as "church"...it's the people of God one in Christ- The church
Here would be an argument of silence.................Peter DID NOT say his church WAS NOT the body of Christ, so therefore, it IS the body of Christ......Actually that is your logicAn argument for silence is a documented fallacy of logic...as anyone in logic 101 knows.
The nations would be blessed in the earthly kingdom" all the world as a witness to all the nations," Seems like more than just the Jews.
Yes but even after the cross he still preached water baptism in Acts 2. Acts 2 was after the crossWas before the cross.
[Mar 1:14-15 KJV] 14 Now after that John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God, 15 And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.What is the gospel of the Kingdom??
Everyone is saved by faith by believing God1. How were persons in the OT saved?
Yes God gave covenants to Israel NOT US2. Do you give any creedence to the Covenants?
Thank God for grafting in . . .Yes God gave covenants to Israel NOT US
You left out Joel 3:1Joel 3:2 LITV
2) I will also gather all nations, and will bring them down into the valley of Jehoshaphat. And I will enter into judgment with them there, for My people and My inheritance, Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations; and they shared out My land.
Matthew 25:31-46 LITV
31) But when the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the holy angels with Him, then He will sit on the throne of His glory.
32) And before Him shall be gathered all the nations; and He will separate them from one another, as the shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.
33) And indeed He will set the sheep off His right, but the goats off the left hand.
34) Then the King will say to those on His right, Come, the blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.
35) For I hungered, and you gave Me food to eat; I thirsted, and you gave Me drink; I was a stranger, and you took Me in;
36) naked, and you clothed Me; I was sick, and you visited Me; I was in prison, and you came to Me.
37) Then the righteous will answer, saying, Lord, when did we see You hungry, and fed You; or thirsting, and gave You drink?
38) And when did we see You a stranger, and took You in; or naked, and clothed You?
39) And when did we see You sick, or in prison, and came to You?
40) And answering, the King will say to them, Truly I say to you, In so far as you did it to one of these, the least of My brothers, you did it to Me.
41) Then He will also say to those on His left, Go away from Me, cursed ones, into the everlasting fire having been prepared for the Devil and his angels.
42) For I hungered, and you did not give Me a thing to eat. I thirsted and you did not give Me a thing to drink;
43) I was a stranger, and you did not take Me in; naked, and you did not clothe Me; sick, and in prison, and you did not visit Me.
44) Then they also will answer Him, saying, Lord, when did we see You hungering, or thirsting, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister to You?
45) Then He will answer them, saying, Truly I say to you, In so far as you did not do it to one of these, the least, neither did you do it to Me.
46) And these shall go away into everlasting punishment, but the righteous into everlasting life.
God will announce to the world the coming kingdom, with Israel the head of nations, even as the beast will be intent on destroying all Israelites. The nations will be accountable to this.
Matthew 24:14 LITV
And this gospel of the Kingdom shall be preached in all the earth for a testimony to all the nations, and then will come the end.
Much love!
How is it that 'christian' scholars reject these words of Christ.............because they do not have the Holy Spirit of TruthThank God for grafting in . . .
Mat 21:43 "Therefore I say to you, the kingdom of God will be taken from you and given to a nation bearing the fruits of it.
There is one church of Jesus Christ despite man made denominational divisionsNot so
There maybe one faith but that doesnt conclude there being one church All churches could hold to that one faith
So present the two separate gospels these "two" churches have. Present the plan and method of salvation that each has. And stop dodging this request.Here would be an argument of silence.................Peter DID NOT say his church WAS NOT the body of Christ, so therefore, it IS the body of Christ......Actually that is your logic
This epistle is adressed to the Hebrew church, but nevertheless this epistle is also circulated and read in the Gentile church as well, who are in one faith and coheir of the New Covenant.Not at all
Hebrews is written to believing Israel NOT us. Israel is under covenant not us. In the new covenant there is still no offering for willful sin
This is I thought helpful in understanding Hebrew 10:26. Its not about our salvation.
He would probably say, the 12 Apostles' Gospel are for the Jews and the 13th Apostle Paul's Gospel is for the Gentiles.So present the two separate gospels these "two" churches have. Present the plan and method of salvation that each has. And stop dodging this request.
Sorry marks,,,Acts 1:6-7 KJV
6) When they therefore were come together, they asked of him, saying, Lord, wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel?
7) And he said unto them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power.
Ezekiel 39:27-29 KJV
27) When I have brought them again from the people, and gathered them out of their enemies' lands, and am sanctified in them in the sight of many nations;
28) Then shall they know that I am the LORD their God, which caused them to be led into captivity among the heathen: but I have gathered them unto their own land, and have left none of them any more there.
29) Neither will I hide my face any more from them: for I have poured out my spirit upon the house of Israel, saith the Lord GOD.
There are many more passages that speak the same thing.
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By grafting in I assume you mean this verse..............[Rom 11:17 KJV] 17 And if some of the branches be broken off, and thou, being a wild olive tree, wert graffed in among them, and with them partakest of the root and fatness of the olive tree;.............................Romans 9 10 &11 are not about the body of Christ, these chapters are about Israel.Thank God for grafting in . . .
Mat 21:43 "Therefore I say to you, the kingdom of God will be taken from you and given to a nation bearing the fruits of it.
I have expressed my view as there being two churches. There is no verse that I know of that specifically says there are 2 churches so definitive proof cant be given. I see how you and others can think there is just one church, how you could see the church starting off with the apostleship of Peter and progressing into the body of Christ with the apostleship of Paul. You can hold to your view, it doesnt impact salvation. However, I will hold to my view. I see there being two churches based on differences between them.There is one church of Jesus Christ despite man made denominational divisions
@Fred J @shepherdswordThis epistle is adressed to the Hebrew church, but nevertheless this epistle is also circulated and read in the Gentile church as well, who are in one faith and coheir of the New Covenant.
There's no such thing as believeing Israel NOT us, and Israel is under covenant not us, and so on the fallacy of yours repeatedly.
Only an 'imposter' and 'counterfet' divide the body of Christ, when there's only one body of Christ, and all born again Jews and Gentiles in 'oneness' and 'togetherness' are members of it.
Where do you get this? what scripture?