The church is just the church. Not denomination. The church is universaly one and localy one.
2007-10-20 11:14:12 · 9 answers · asked by Nino 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
That is why I say that the church is one localy. The church in Jerusalen(Acts 8:10). Revelation 1:11 Saying, What you see write in a scroll and send it to the seven churches: to Ephesus and to Smyrna and to Pergamos and to Thyatira and to Sardis and to Philadelphia and to Laodicea.
Saying, What you see write in a scroll and send it to the seven churches: to Ephesus and to Smyrna and to Pergamos and to Thyatira and to Sardis and to Philadelphia and to Laodicea.
This book's being sent to the seven churches equals its being
sent to the seven cities. This shows clearly that the practice of
the church life in the early days was the practice of having one
church for one city, one city with only one church.
2007-10-20 11:31:30 · update #1
It's true, church is an assembly of people and not a denomination. However Paul wrote to the elders in differant areas and these were considered names of.
Read through the new testament for the various names.
2007-10-20 11:20:41 · answer #1 · answered by Initial contact 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rev 1:11
Saying, I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last: and, What thou seest, write in a book, and send it unto the seven churches which are in Asia; unto Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamos, and unto Thyatira, and unto Sardis, and unto Philadelphia, and unto Laodicea.
The first churches were actually at other peoples houses and were just a gathering of believers. They seemed to just be called the church. In the book of revelation, Christ has a message for each church in the areas of which He addressed. Such as the church in Ephesus and the church in Smyrna or the church in Philadelphia, and unto Laodicea. And so on. Jesus said that He was coming back for His church without spot or blemish. But none of them had a denominational name.
2007-10-20 18:34:50 · answer #2 · answered by guitarrman45 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The words “church” and “churches” occur over 110 times in the King James Version. Other translations also use these terms. The Greek word translated “church” literally means “a calling forth,” or, in other words, a gathering of people. For example, Acts 7:38, in the King James Version, tells of Moses being “in the church in the wilderness,” that is, among the congregated nation of Israel. In another instance the Scriptures state that “a bitter persecution started against the church,” referring to the community of Christians in Jerusalem. (Acts 8:1, The Jerusalem Bible) In one of his letters, Paul greets “the church in [Philemon’s] house,” the local congregation that met there.—Philemon 2, Revised Standard Version.
Clearly, the term “church” as used in the Bible designates, not a place of worship, but rather a group of worshipers. Acknowledging this, Clement of Alexandria, a second-century religious teacher, wrote: “Not the place, but the congregation of the elect, I call the Church.” Still, must Christians be present at a specific location or building in order for their worship to be acceptable to God?
2007-10-20 18:18:13 · answer #3 · answered by Just So 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The Church fhat Christ established had one type of person in it. They all followed what Peter preached in Acts 2:38 and got the Holy Spirit the same way that the first believers did in the upper room, Acts 2:4. If you didn't do this yet, I would suggest that it be done. This is what Christ is coming back for.
2007-10-20 18:19:50 · answer #4 · answered by michael m 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
all church's use the Bible and Torah to teach the Word of God, but built their temples in a religion name.
The Bible is the Word of God and Jesus Christ His Son that through His Blood He paid the price of ransom, to redeem us.
The church is the Bible; the true church is spiritual temple of living stones, us individually.
1 Peter 2:5
YOU your-selves also as living stones are being built up a spiritual house for the purpose of a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
2007-10-20 18:52:22 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No there's no real name in there. The reason for different denominations is human - we can't all agree on the interpretation. Kinda like politics. Theoretically, right and wrong shouldn't be so hard to differentiate, but we all have different ideas there too.
2007-10-20 18:19:01 · answer #6 · answered by pookiemct07 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
We the people of God. The Church is not a building it is a body of believers.
2007-10-20 18:25:20 · answer #7 · answered by God is love. 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is disused; but Romans 16:16 KJV call them (plural) the churches of Christ.
2007-10-20 18:28:30 · answer #8 · answered by jefferyspringer57@sbcglobal.net 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ummmm...... :-\
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2007-10-20 18:16:57 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋