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Post by Shashi Kapoor on Oct 8, 2007 15:20:52 GMT -5
My question is: Jesus established this way of life that we call church, 2000 years ago. Why are we all reinventing the church and having arguments over this way and that way of it? How do we know the church is at a place where God wants it to be adn where is that place? Maybe the word church is the the wrong word to use It's just something that came to my mind today.
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Post by a believer on Oct 8, 2007 18:06:51 GMT -5
The church has several meanings. It generally means a gathering of people meeting to worship God - this applies to the Christian church.
Jesus refers to His Church - refering in this sense to born again believers.
Go wants to dwell in our hearts, hence the Holy SPirit.
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Post by my2cents on Oct 8, 2007 18:09:28 GMT -5
I have thought about this too Shashi . One religion splinters off of one and another one off the one that was splintered etc. etc. Maybe it makes people feel special when they start a smaller church until that church gets too big.. With big churches come different views and interpretations and opinions on how to make it better. Thus another splinter.
Maybe Jesus spoke in parables in order to spread his major message (The Good News) to as many people as possible. Parables can be interpreted different ways but they seem to be a positive message in all ears of the beholder.
So maybe this is the plan. Would we have as many Christians in the world (Over 2 billion) if we could only interpret Gods words only one way?
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Post by shushy on Oct 9, 2007 5:46:18 GMT -5
The word Church and the word Religion get miscontstrued. It is easier for me to think of the church=body of Christ,/every believer. To think Kingdom of God/the bigger picture and where that is going rather than a local gathering of believers.
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Post by Shashi Kapoor on Oct 9, 2007 16:23:52 GMT -5
I have thought about this too Shashi . One religion splinters off of one and another one off the one that was splintered etc. etc. Maybe it makes people feel special when they start a smaller church until that church gets too big.. With big churches come different views and interpretations and opinions on how to make it better. Thus another splinter. Maybe Jesus spoke in parables in order to spread his major message (The Good News) to as many people as possible. Parables can be interpreted different ways but they seem to be a positive message in all ears of the beholder. So maybe this is the plan. Would we have as many Christians in the world (Over 2 billion) if we could only interpret Gods words only one way? I've not cast much thought of it in that way.... the parable part I mean. I think about this one.
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