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In these examples where the word 'church' is used in its generic sense, such as "the horse is a big animal" as compared to "a horse". They are all talking about "the church" indicating either one church or several or all the existing churches. None of them are referring and teaching things...

I'll look into it. Since this is regarding the same post where there are quotation marks and referencing it slipped by me somehow, I won't look into it again, because I already looked into it.

Those saved souls in the Kingdom of God while they were on Earth, but not Scripturally baptized into the membership of one of the Lord's churches. Those who were saved, baptized, and faithful members of one of the Lord's churches, at some time throughout the Ages, since the Time Jesus Founded...

There is no 'abstract' church, no matter what it is called and I didn't refer to anything in this way. I was talking about the generic-abstract, use of the term 'church', where it is used in a way that is speaking of all of the genuine local church bodies that existed, while in every specific...

You hit upon the principal determinant, I believe, for how the Lord allows these things to be hid from the wise and the prudent, by the use of the very frequently used words; whenever people express their understanding of the word 'church' or 'body' is used in the Bible to refer to Jesus'...

If this is true, then words and any language that is ever used have absolutely no meaning at all. That is what you are saying. Black does not equal white. "The word 'church' is used abstractly in some of these debatable verses, not referring to any particular church at any definite place, but...

Matthew 16:18. In this verse Jesus said: "And I say unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this Rock I Will Build My church; and the gates of Hell shall not prevail against it." "Jesus is using the word church here in the generic, abstract, or institutional sense. He refers to the...

A REVIVAL OF ANCIENT RABBINISM "Then as to what this modern system of teaching is, it will be a surprise to most of those who love the Lord Jesus Christ to learn that, in respect to the central and vitally important subject of the Kingdom of God, twentieth century dispensationalism is...

If you are a common person, why aren't you "teachable", or have a "teachable Spirit"? • Proverbs 12:1 declares, “Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates correction is stupid.” • James 4:6 states, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.” • Acts 17:11 notes the...

"Let us recall, moreover, that the Covenant relations between God and "Israel after the flesh" were ended, even as had been foretold by their own Prophets, beginning with Moses and Joshua (Deuteronomy 4:26; 6:14, 15; 8:20; Joshua. 23:15,16); the Old Covenant was dissolved and "ready to vanish...

WHAT THE N.T. TEACHES AS TO FUTURE MERCY FOR THE JEWS "Before turning to the New Testament for the purpose of considering certain passages that throw light upon the subject, we would remind the reader of the need of giving particular attention to what is written on that subject as we look in...

4; "There is one body, and One Spirit, even as ye are called in One Hope of your Calling; 5; One Lord, one Faith, one baptism, 6; "One God and Father of all, Who is Above all, and Through all, and In you all." As we saw from the Abstract Generic use of the word 'faith' in Ephesians 2:8...

The Church in Ephesians By Rosco Brong Abstract Use of Singular Nouns is Not Hard to Understand ABSTRACT — TEN TO NONE; "Every day we all use singular nouns in an abstract, generic, or distributive sense. We are not so silly as to dream up a vision of a 'universal, invisible' automobile just...

Invented in the 1500s by the Protestants, to explain what they are that is different from the Catholic's 'Universal visible church', which was already taken, neither of which are in the Bible or have anything to do with God. They are both purely Satanic in their Origin and in fact have both been...

Born: November 4, 1903, Shantou, China If Watchman Nee had the idea that something called "the Body of Christ", when he was really speaking of all Saved individuals that are Born Again into the Kingdom (all the Saved alive on Earth) and Family of God (all Saved of all Time, in Heaven and on...

Why didn't Paul say what you're saying, then? I Corinthians 12:27; "Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular." I'm Blessed, thank you. To understand the concept of a generic noun with a definite article equating to a plural noun, consider these points: A generic noun refers to...

I wanted to be sure you got to go to this page that has the 654 Old Baptist Books listed. OLD BAPTIST BOOKS: Many Old Baptist Books have been digitized. There are 654 linked below, including: history, biography, theology and sermons. They are listed in alphabetical order by author. You may...

Jesus' Saving Efficacy was able to Produce all of the Born Again Old Testament saints, to be Old Testament Christians, because Jesus' Saving Ability and Power were His to Give, as His Accomplishment of the Eternal Plan of Salvation by the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ, before...

The Authority of God John the Baptist had been Given to baptize: Mark 11:27; "And they come again to Jerusalem: and as He was walking in the Temple, there come to Him the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders, 28; "And say unto Him, By what authority doest thou these things? and...

Nope. You probably connect the words, "He hath Raised Up Jesus again", to automatically be referring to His Resurrection. This a repeat, I believe, but Br. Gill makes several important and salient points here; "Thou Art My Son, this Day have I Begotten Thee"; The words are to be...