Traditions

[berkeley]

Originally Posted by Esther

what?

[Malvaro]

Originally Posted by COOPER

....I gave my life to God, Vowed my Love to my wife in the site of God and I have no obligations to a Church.

Interesting statement....

would you agree that "the Church" is the bride of Christ as spoken of in Rev 19? If so, by you seperating yourself from "the Church" wouldn't you theoretically be seperating yourself from the one of whom He is espoused?

just curious....

Originally Posted by Malvaro

Interesting statement....

would you agree that "the Church" is the bride of Christ as spoken of in Rev 19? If so, by you seperating yourself from "the Church" wouldn't you theoretically be seperating yourself from the one of whom He is espoused?

just curious....

With all due respect... please read it again.

He said "A church" (as in a single congregation) not "THE church" (the collective Body of Christ).


There is a huge difference... and he's 100% correct in his statement.

[Malvaro]

Originally Posted by Ronzo

With all due respect... please read it again.

He said "A church" (as in a single congregation) not "THE church" (the collective Body of Christ). ...

"With all due respect"???? Whats that supposed to mean??? You sound
like you're speaking to some staff member or something....

stop spoiling all my "messing with JCoop" fun.... i know what he said and
I know how I planned..... errrrr worded my counter-statement....

[COOPER]

Originally Posted by Malvaro

"With all due respect"???? Whats that supposed to mean??? You sound
like you're speaking to some staff member or something....

stop spoiling all my "messing with JCoop" fun.... i know what he said and
I know how I planned..... errrrr worded my counter-statement....

i WAS about to post the same thing but he beat me to it.
Also no one org should ever claim they are THE Church.
In Revelations there are Seven Churches also. But none of those are described as the church either.

Originally Posted by Ronzo

With all due respect... please read it again.

He said "A church" (as in a single congregation) not "THE church" (the collective Body of Christ).


There is a huge difference... and he's 100% correct in his statement.

You're both wrong. He said "a Church." When "Church" is capitalized, except in the name of a particular local church (e.g. First Baptist Church) or the name of a denomination (e.g. the United Pentecostal Church), it refers to the collective body of Christ.

Originally Posted by COOPER

i WAS about to post the same thing but he beat me to it.
Also no one org should ever claim they are THE Church.
In Revelations there are Seven Churches also. But none of those are described as the church either.

No, there are not seven Churches, there are seven churches.

[COOPER]

Originally Posted by Chan

No, there are not seven Churches, there are seven churches.

Ah, never noticed that.

Originally Posted by Chan

No, there are not seven Churches, there are seven churches.

You know EXACTLY what the guy meant so why don't you simply let it go.

[COOPER]

Originally Posted by Ronzo

You know EXACTLY what the guy meant so why don't you simply let it go.

Hey Ronzo........... Your Avitar is a real Sour-Puss.