What is the New Testament Definition of a Church

Evangelical · 11-28-2016, 06:24 PM

You do not have the proper perspective on this issue. A denomination is a degradation away from the practical oneness of the body. The cycle of leaving one denomination and joining or creating another is the problem. There is no good reason why the Lutheran church for example had to exist just because Luther recovered the truth that we are saved by faith alone. Today, everyone knows salvation is by faith alone and we do not need the Lutheran church to tell us that. But they still exist today, 500 years later, why? What is their purpose in the world? Why do they still exist? Why have they not joined the Baptists which are much better? Why have the Baptists not joined the "community churches" which are better yet again? Because they don't see themselves as part of the one body.

There are many who see this who are not in the Recovery. For example, these posts agree with what I am saying:

http://christianity.stackexchange.co...-denominations

The longer you say denominations are OK by the Bible the longer you are in denial. I agree with one posters comment
" "Denomination" isn't some sort of victorious mantra. It's admitting some level of defeat. It's descriptive of our fallen nature rather than prescriptive of what the church should look like."

So by accepting denominations you are accepting defeat. You are not striving for the victory which Christ enabled for us on the cross.

11-28-2016, 06:24 PM	#17
Evangelical Member Join Date: Aug 2016 Posts: 3,965	What is the New Testament Definition of a Churuch You do not have the proper perspective on this issue. A denomination is a degradation away from the practical oneness of the body. The cycle of leaving one denomination and joining or creating another is the problem. There is no good reason why the Lutheran church for example had to exist just because Luther recovered the truth that we are saved by faith alone. Today, everyone knows salvation is by faith alone and we do not need the Lutheran church to tell us that. But they still exist today, 500 years later, why? What is their purpose in the world? Why do they still exist? Why have they not joined the Baptists which are much better? Why have the Baptists not joined the "community churches" which are better yet again? Because they don't see themselves as part of the one body. There are many who see this who are not in the Recovery. For example, these posts agree with what I am saying: http://christianity.stackexchange.co...-denominations The longer you say denominations are OK by the Bible the longer you are in denial. I agree with one posters comment " "Denomination" isn't some sort of victorious mantra. It's admitting some level of defeat. It's descriptive of our fallen nature rather than prescriptive of what the church should look like." So by accepting denominations you are accepting defeat. You are not striving for the victory which Christ enabled for us on the cross.