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Hello again, This subject concerning what constitutes the Church deserves more than the doctrinal stance of one faction warring against another. The Church is above these man-made divisions. It is a company called out and secured by God the Father, in Christ Jesus the Son: supported and...

@kepha31 @BreadOfLife Thank you both. There is no need for defensive tactics, accusation or insult. The Biblical record is clear concerning the role of Peter, and of Paul, and of all those called, chosen and Divinely equipped for God's service. I praise God for the part they played, and the...

Hello there, I believe that the Church which is the Body of Christ was formed, following the laying aside, temporarily, of Israel in unbelief at the end of the approximately forty year period covered by 'The Acts of The Apostles'. During that period opportunity was given for Israel to repent...

@kepha31 @BreadOfLife Thank you for your input. I have nothing to add, and nothing to retract. The Word of God must be the arbitur on this matter. In. Christ Jesus Chris

Hello @ScottA , You have mis-judged me. Which is a shame. Your judgement is not true. Thankfully the Lord knows my heart, and He alone can make a righteous judgment. Every Blessing my friend. In Christ Jesus Chris

Hi, @bbyrd009, I am not doctrine-free, no. So, is the suggested proposal no longer valid? :) (Actually, yes, I am well and truly married!) - for nearly 50 years no less!! :)

---------------------------------------- Hello @ScottA, This is intriguing. Please bear with me, as I think it through. Looking first at the wording of Hebrews 13:8, (Heb 13:8) - 'Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever.' 'the same' (Gr. 'ho autos', translated from the...

@"ByGrace" @ScottA @Miss Hepburn @VictoryinJesus @bbyrd009 @amadeus @Dcopymope @H.Richard Matthew 22:1-14 'So those servants went out into the highways, and gathered together all as many as they found, both bad and good: and the wedding was furnished with guests. And when the king...

Hello there, @bbyrd009, We all come from different walks of life, and have been influenced along the way by the doctrines of a variety of differing denominations, it is no wonder that we see things differently. So, a change of mind is not a bad thing, if that change of mind is the result of...

If you would like to @kepha31, go ahead. In Christ Jesus Chris

@BreadOfLife Thank you for the extra reading. You mention 'kepha', the Aramaic word translated, 'Cephas' in John 1:42: It is H03710 (Strongs No) and is used by the Holy Spirit in two places in the Old Testament: in Job 30:6 and in Jeremiah 4:29. In both cases the context refers to the finding...

@BreadOfLife: 'And he (Andrew) brought him (Simon) to Jesus. And when Jesus beheld him, He said, "Thou art Simon the son of Jona: thou shalt be called Cephas, which is by interpretation, A stone."' (John 1:42) Hello B.O.L., Cephas is Aramaic, it occurs only in 1 Cor. 1:12; 3:22; 9:5...

Hello again, @BreadOfLife, I won't enter into debate on this. There is no doubt in my mind that it is the truth of the revelation of God to Peter, which He confesses, in response to our Lord's question, 'Whom say ye that I am?' (Matt.16:15), that was 'The Rock' upon which His church would be...

'There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling; ... ' (Eph 4:4) Hello @BreadOfLife, We are in agreement my friend. There is only 'One Body', and individually and corporately they are a light of the world. As to 1 Timothy 3:15, I am open to consider...

Hello there, There is indeed, 'Victory in Jesus'. Praise God! I will consider what you have said and I don't think it sounds insane. From my own experience I remember the feeling of absolute peace, when I realised that I had been 'accepted in the Beloved', and that I was now, in God's sight...

Thank you for responding @VictoryinJesus Yes, we are in Christ, at God's right hand in spirit. In Christ Jesus Chris

Don'worry, @bbyrd009, I have read through it again, and think I now understand. :)

Hello @bbyrd009, I am finding your terminology difficult to follow, I'm afraid, and am now confused regarding what you believe regarding these things. Abbreviations are useful when you are talking to someone who understands them, but impossible for someone like myself, who is new to you, and...

Re: Matthew 16:15-18 It is a Scripture which has been abused, I agree. @bbyrd009

Hi there, @bbyrd009, The fact that matters is that the Scriptures that @BreadOfLife gave in his last point (in reply#4):- (quote) Jesus gave the Church supreme Authority on earth and whatever it ordains on earth is also ordained in heaven (Matt. 16:18-19, 18:15-18, Luke 10:16, John 20:21-23): -...