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Originally Posted by InChristAlone
"If the gates of Hell prevailed against it even for one day, then that Scripture is wrong. The Bible also says that the Holy Spirit will always teach and guide the Church, and lead it into all Truth. As Christians we have to believe that that Scripture is true, and that God has always preserved and kept His Church alive and well." (An Eastern Orthodox author).
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If the gates of Hell prevailed against "it" (the church) even for one moment, then that was not the church. It is man who is wrong. Man tries to identify, define, describe the church but who can know the church but the one who died and gave Himself for it?
Just my thought---
Nell