Sorry, but not every one accepts that Christ died on the cross for the Church.
2006-11-18 00:23:27
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answered by Anonymous
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One of the ways Jesus described The Church was the example of a bride.
Jesus is the Bridegroom, The Church is the Bride.
The Bride is made up of all people who have faced the fact that they have sinned and they have separated themselves from God. They want to be with God, but the price to pay to be with Him is too high. They can't pay it.
So Jesus, the Bridegroom, steps up and says, "I'll pay it for them."
The price gets paid to God, The Bride is redeemed, and when this Bride (the Church) gets to Heaven there will be a huge "Marriage Feast".
This is all symbolism of the relationship of Jesus Christ and The Church. And since Jesus chose this analogy to describe the relationship, He is also telling us that He (Jesus) is the Head of the Church, just like the Bridegroom is the head of the Bride.
2006-11-18 00:38:58
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answer #2
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answered by nancy jo 5
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Are names important? Sometimes they are. Who’s name do you want on your paycheck? Does it matter if someone else’s name is on the title of your car or the deed to your home? You work hard to purchase these items, you own them, and, therefore, you want the proper name on the documents that show this ownership.
Our Lord also made a purchase. He bought the church at a very costly price (Acts 20:28). He built it and called it “my church” (Matt.16: 13-18). He has rightful ownership.
Other references to the church in the Bible show this ownership. These include “the churches of Christ” (Rom.16: 16), and “the church of God” (Acts 20:28), etc. But, unlike these names, many churches today have names that are not found in Scripture, and that do not identify the owner and builder.
But notice, Christ did not purchase a building. The church is made up of the His followers. When we wear the name “church of Christ”, we name Him as the “head of the church” (Eph.1: 22-23) and we identify ourselves as a group that is trying to follow the “doctrine of Christ”(2 John 9). In contrast, a member of a denomination is identified by name as one who follows the leadership and doctrine of that denomination.
Christ’s headship over the church is compared to a marriage relationship (Eph. 5: 21-32). Jesus loves the church and it is called the bride of Christ. The bride shows honor to the groom when she agrees to wear his name.
Suppose, for example, Mr. Smith asks his girlfriend to marry him. She agrees, but says, “Our friend Mr. Jones is a good man, so when we get married, instead of being called Mrs. Smith, I want to be called Mrs. Jones.” Would Mr. Smith have a reason to question her loyalty to him? Would he feel honored? Why would a bride wear another man’s name? Why would a church want to wear a man-made name?
We don’t have to wear a man-made name. Just as the church is called several names in Scripture, we as individuals are given names to wear. Followers of Christ are simply called things like “saints” or “disciples”. But there is also a specific name given. 1 Peter 4:16 says, “If a man suffer as a Christian… let him glorify God in this name”. Since the Bible gives us a name to wear (Christian), we do not need another name, but some are not content to be known simply by “this name”. We were never meant to be a hyphen-named Christian.
The Corinthians had this problem. Some were Paul-Christians, Apollos-Christians, and Cephus-Christians. (1 Cor.1: 10-13). Because they were divided by these various names, they were called “carnal” and not “spiritual”(1 Cor.3: 1-4). You see, a single name promotes unity, but multiple names encourage divisions. We should be content to wear the name God has given. (Isaiah 62:2)
Is a name important? Names show honor, identify ownership, promote unity (or division), recognize leadership, signify submission, denote doctrine, and demonstrate loyalty. If these are important, then names are also important.
2006-11-19 14:25:01
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answer #3
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answered by JoeBama 7
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I'm not sure what you are asking but, i am thinking that you are asking.. "that this church knows Christ is the head of the church, yet they do not accept Him as the head of the church"? "They also want to be called Christians"? If this is the question, i am going to answer catholics.
2006-11-18 01:23:52
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answered by K 5
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Christ is the Head of the church.
Christ claimed this and Paul affirmed it.
Read the Holy Bible in your own language online at Biblegateway.
Study the Bible online at Bible.org
2006-11-18 00:28:22
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answer #5
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answered by Anonymous
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You are repeating yourself.
One question like this is enough!
God bless - and may he give you a better spell check program!
2006-11-18 00:32:14
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answered by ? 6
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