op: when did "the church" begin?
Depends "which" called-out
assembly one is referring to:
1) the church in the wilderness?
Act_7:38 "This is he, that was in the church in the wilderness
with the angel which spake to him in the mount Sina, and with
our fathers: who received the lively oracles to give unto us:"
2) the Messianic kingdom assembly? God's
Context Of "prophecy/law":
"The church Christ established and which is founded on him was
started in the city of Jerusalem on the first day of Pentecost
following the resurrection of Christ (Acts 2)."?
Already in existence before Acts 2 (and then
Added to)?:
a) Mat_16:18 "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."
Yes?:
b) Mat 18:17 "And if he shall neglect to hear them, tell it unto the
church: but if he neglect to hear the church, let him be unto thee
as an heathen man and a publican."
c) salvation is "faith PLUS works (
expressing that faith)":
Luk 7:29 "And all the people that heard him, and the publicans,
justified God, being baptized with the baptism of John.
Luk 7:30 But the Pharisees and lawyers rejected The Counsel
Of God against themselves, being not baptized of him."
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Mar 16:16 "He that believeth AND is baptized shall be saved;
but he that believeth not shall be damned."
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Act_2:38 "Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized
every one of you in The Name of Jesus Christ FOR the remission
of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost."
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James_2:17 "Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone."
To: The
Twelve tribes of ISRAEL (James_1:1) (q: Are
you a "member" of them?)
Summed up:
"Prophecy/Law" {earthly} Christ And The TWELVE
gospel of the kingdom,
ISRAEL prominent! {past/future} Salvation by "faith PLUS works"
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Rightly Divided (
2 Timothy 2:15) From “Things That
Differ” (
online)
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3) The GRACE church Which Is His "Body of Christ"?
God's
OTHER Context = "HIS
Revelation Of The Mystery/GRACE"
(Acts 9 - Romans Through Philemon):
{Heavenly!}
Gospel Of GRACE, Jew
And Gentile "Equal!"
{Current, Today!} For The Body Of CHRIST!
a) the
First "member" of this, heretofore
Unknown, Spiritual Organism
= (ONE) Paul (Acts 9), confirmed By:
b1) "Therefore if any man be In Christ, [
he is][or
There Is] A NEW Creature:
old things are passed away; behold, all things are become NEW."
(II Corinthians 5:17)
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b2) Eph 2:15 "Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of
commandments contained in ordinances; for to make In HIMSELF of
twain ONE New Man, {sorry, NOT "a bride"} so making Peace;"
c) Salvation By "GRACE Through faith, And MERCY":
"But God, Who is Rich in MERCY, For His Great LOVE Wherewith
He LOVED us, Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened
us together With Christ, ( By GRACE ye are saved; )
And Hath raised us up together, and Made us sit together in heavenly
places In Christ Jesus: That in the ages to come He might shew The
Exceeding Riches Of His GRACE In His Kindness Toward us Through
Christ Jesus.
For By GRACE are ye saved Through faith; and that not of yourselves:
it is The Gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast."
(Eph 2:4-9)
"Not by works of righteousness which we have done, But
According To HIS MERCY He Saved us, By The Washing
Of Regeneration, And Renewing Of The Holy Ghost;"
(Titus_3:5) =
ONE Baptism "
BY" ONE Spirit (
Ephesians 4:5;
1 Corinthians 12:13)
Summed up:
Mystery/GRACE (
Heavenly) Christ And ONE
apostle, Gospel Of GRACE,
Jew and Gentile Equal, Baptized By ONE Spirit Into ONE Body (The ONE
New Man) In CHRIST! (cp Seven
ONEs [
Spiritual Unities] In
Ephesians 4:3-6)
(
Current, Today) Salvation By God's PURE GRACE And Mercy! And:
Therefore, "works Are For
rewards At Judgment" (
1 Corinthians 3:8-15)
Amen?
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Conclusion:
Under God's "Revelation Of The Mystery Of GRACE," for us, "the church"
of
Today, "The ONE Body of Christ"
Began In Acts Chapter 9! Amen?
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God's Salvation For ETERNAL (Not "temporary") Life, Is
God's OPERATION, Not ours, as Scripturally
Affirmed/Confirmed
By
12 DOZEN Plain
And Clear Passages, Under PURE GRACE!:
God's OPERATION On All HIS New-born babes In CHRIST!
God's ETERNAL Assurance!
GRACE And Peace...
“Now ye are the Body of Christ, and members in particular”
(I Cor.12:27).
Supplemental FULL
study:
Christ And His Body
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