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Evangelical · 09-01-2016, 09:36 PM

If I were to ask you, "I want to meet Jesus, where is Jesus", you could probably tell me, even though you never met Him in the flesh. If I was to ask you about how we are saved, you could probably tell me something about the cross 2000 years ago, even though you were not there.

But if I ask someone here on this forum what is "the church?", and more importantly where is "the church" today? You cannot tell me.

If I want to tell my problems to "the church" according to Matthew 18:17, where do I find it?

I do not want to tell it to "a church", I want it to be "the church".

For any of the bible verses about "the church" to be realized today, there must be some practical and visible expression of New Testament Christianity.

09-01-2016, 09:36 PM	#70
Evangelical Member Join Date: Aug 2016 Posts: 3,965	Re: What is God's Economy? If I were to ask you, "I want to meet Jesus, where is Jesus", you could probably tell me, even though you never met Him in the flesh. If I was to ask you about how we are saved, you could probably tell me something about the cross 2000 years ago, even though you were not there. But if I ask someone here on this forum what is "the church?", and more importantly where is "the church" today? You cannot tell me. If I want to tell my problems to "the church" according to Matthew 18:17, where do I find it? I do not want to tell it to "a church", I want it to be "the church". For any of the bible verses about "the church" to be realized today, there must be some practical and visible expression of New Testament Christianity.