Nature of the church!
Christ is the one who is truth!
Jn 14:6 I am the truth!
and this must extend to his church! 1 Tim 3:15
Christ is the light! Jn 8:12
And this must extend to His church! Matt 5:14
1 Corinthians 16:22
If any man love not the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be Anathema Maranatha.
This must extend to the truth and to the church founded by Christ to teach all men!
5) The nature of the church!
The church does not require scripture to know the truths revealed by God! Jude 1:3, 1 Tim 3:15
Church is eternal! Lk 1:32-33
Christ and His apostolic church are one! Matt 5:14 Jn 15:1 Acts 9:4 eph 5:32 1 Tim 3:15
The holy church is a Perfect society founded by Christ for the salvation of all men!
And to Faithfully transmit and saintly safeguard the deposit of faith!
No one has authority from Christ except His church of the apostles to define and declare truth!
Scripture is the possession of the church!
All of divine revelation is the word of God and thee faith given to the church of the apostles by Christ
to safeguard against all error, and
to faithfully teach all nations!
The doctrine of the “Bible alone” is heresy and is opposed by the scriptures. Matt 16:28-19 Matt 18:18 Jn 29:21-23 Acts 2:42 1 Tim 3:15
The church is an extension of Christ who taught the truth, and the church is commanded to teach all nations these same truths called the deposit of faith! Matt 28:19 Jude 1:3
All scripture came by tradition!
By divine, apostolic, and inspired human tradition that is verified by the apostolic tradition!
The church of the apostles founded by Christ on Peter & the apostles received all of the faith, all truths revealed by God personally taught by Christ to his church!
The rule of faith is the doctrine of the apostles! Or the apostolic tradition! Acts 2:42
All men Must be taught, or instructed, Lk 1:4 acts 8:31 and hear the church Matt 18:17 and the church is the pillar of truth 1 Tim 3:15 cos Christ and his apostolic church are one!
Matt 5:14 , Jn 15:5, Acts 9:4, Eph 5:32
Truth must be revealed by Christ Jude 1:3 and taught by his apostolic church. Matt 28:19
The holy church does not require scripture to know the truth cos the church received the “deposit of faith” Jude 1:3 from Christ in person and the church of the apostles by apostolic authority and inspired human authority wrote the scriptures, and the apostolic authority verified them, declared what is inspired scripture, and what is not the inspired scripture, as an example the gospel of Thomas is not inspired scripture but the gospel of Matthew is inspired scripture.
The deposit of faith, the entire divine revelation and word of God is given to the church of the apostles by Christ to safeguard against all error!
And to faithfully teach all nations!
Jude 1:3, Matt 28:19 Jn 16:13
Apostles have the same mission, power and authority as Christ! Jn 20:21-23
The church of the apostles founded by Christ on Peter received all of the faith, all truths revealed by God personally taught by Christ to his apostles!
The rule of faith is the doctrine of the apostles! Acts 2:42
Christ is the truth! Jn 14:6
The church is the pillar of truth! 1 Tim 3:15
Christ and his church are one! Acts 9:4 eph 5:32
Must hear the church Matt 18:17 the church is the pillar of truth 1 Tim 3:15 cos Christ and his apostolic church are one!
Matt 5:14
Jn 15:5
Acts 9:4
eph 5:32
Truth must be revealed by Christ Jude 1:3 and taught by his apostolic church Matt 28:19
The church does not require scripture to know truth cos the church received the “deposit of faith” Jude 1:3 from Christ in person and the church of the apostles by apostolic authority and inspired human authority wrote the scriptures.
Scripture is the possession of the church! Used for the needs and purposes in the church!
All new testament Scripture was written by the church!
Divine revelation or the word of God! Handed to His church of the apostles by Christ! Jude 1:3
To safeguard against all error!
To faithfully teach all nations!
Matt 28:19
There is only one true church founded by Christ on Peter and the apostles and their successors, it is the new covenant body of Christ! Matt 16:18 One fold
Jn 10:16 the household of faith! Gal 6:10
Christ is the one who is truth!
Jn 14:6 I am the truth!
and this must extend to his church! 1 Tim 3:15
Christ is the light! Jn 8:12
And this must extend to His church! Matt 5:14
1 Corinthians 16:22
If any man love not the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be Anathema Maranatha.
This must extend to the truth and to the church founded by Christ to teach all men!
5) The nature of the church!
The church does not require scripture to know the truths revealed by God! Jude 1:3, 1 Tim 3:15
Church is eternal! Lk 1:32-33
Christ and His apostolic church are one! Matt 5:14 Jn 15:1 Acts 9:4 eph 5:32 1 Tim 3:15
The holy church is a Perfect society founded by Christ for the salvation of all men!
And to Faithfully transmit and saintly safeguard the deposit of faith!
No one has authority from Christ except His church of the apostles to define and declare truth!
Scripture is the possession of the church!
All of divine revelation is the word of God and thee faith given to the church of the apostles by Christ
to safeguard against all error, and
to faithfully teach all nations!
The doctrine of the “Bible alone” is heresy and is opposed by the scriptures. Matt 16:28-19 Matt 18:18 Jn 29:21-23 Acts 2:42 1 Tim 3:15
The church is an extension of Christ who taught the truth, and the church is commanded to teach all nations these same truths called the deposit of faith! Matt 28:19 Jude 1:3
All scripture came by tradition!
By divine, apostolic, and inspired human tradition that is verified by the apostolic tradition!
The church of the apostles founded by Christ on Peter & the apostles received all of the faith, all truths revealed by God personally taught by Christ to his church!
The rule of faith is the doctrine of the apostles! Or the apostolic tradition! Acts 2:42
All men Must be taught, or instructed, Lk 1:4 acts 8:31 and hear the church Matt 18:17 and the church is the pillar of truth 1 Tim 3:15 cos Christ and his apostolic church are one!
Matt 5:14 , Jn 15:5, Acts 9:4, Eph 5:32
Truth must be revealed by Christ Jude 1:3 and taught by his apostolic church. Matt 28:19
The holy church does not require scripture to know the truth cos the church received the “deposit of faith” Jude 1:3 from Christ in person and the church of the apostles by apostolic authority and inspired human authority wrote the scriptures, and the apostolic authority verified them, declared what is inspired scripture, and what is not the inspired scripture, as an example the gospel of Thomas is not inspired scripture but the gospel of Matthew is inspired scripture.
The deposit of faith, the entire divine revelation and word of God is given to the church of the apostles by Christ to safeguard against all error!
And to faithfully teach all nations!
Jude 1:3, Matt 28:19 Jn 16:13
Apostles have the same mission, power and authority as Christ! Jn 20:21-23
The church of the apostles founded by Christ on Peter received all of the faith, all truths revealed by God personally taught by Christ to his apostles!
The rule of faith is the doctrine of the apostles! Acts 2:42
Christ is the truth! Jn 14:6
The church is the pillar of truth! 1 Tim 3:15
Christ and his church are one! Acts 9:4 eph 5:32
Must hear the church Matt 18:17 the church is the pillar of truth 1 Tim 3:15 cos Christ and his apostolic church are one!
Matt 5:14
Jn 15:5
Acts 9:4
eph 5:32
Truth must be revealed by Christ Jude 1:3 and taught by his apostolic church Matt 28:19
The church does not require scripture to know truth cos the church received the “deposit of faith” Jude 1:3 from Christ in person and the church of the apostles by apostolic authority and inspired human authority wrote the scriptures.
Scripture is the possession of the church! Used for the needs and purposes in the church!
All new testament Scripture was written by the church!
Divine revelation or the word of God! Handed to His church of the apostles by Christ! Jude 1:3
To safeguard against all error!
To faithfully teach all nations!
Matt 28:19
There is only one true church founded by Christ on Peter and the apostles and their successors, it is the new covenant body of Christ! Matt 16:18 One fold
Jn 10:16 the household of faith! Gal 6:10