most people think that the catholic church was the 1st christian church, it wasn't, in the early 1st century the christian congreation (know as a sect which Paul (saul) was determined to wipe out) ) consider this meeting at Jerusulem about 30 yrs after Jesus death where JAMES the brother of Jesus spoke for the group or governing body
(Acts 15:12-21) . . .At that the entire multitude became silent, and they began to listen to Bar′na‧bas and Paul relate the many signs and portents that God did through them among the nations. 13 After they quit speaking, JAMES answered, saying: “Men, brothers, hear me. 14 Sym′e‧on has related thoroughly how God for the first time turned his attention to the nations to take out of them a people for his name. 15 And with this the words of the Prophets agree, just as it is written, 16 ‘After these things I shall return and rebuild the booth of David that is fallen down; and I shall rebuild its ruins and erect it again, 17 in order that those who re
2007-09-22
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