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The "CHURCH"

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TCGreek

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Tom Butler said:
You're arguing against something that DHK and I are not arguing for in this thread.

Successionism is not the subject here.

For myself, I argue that Baptists claim kinship with the first churches, since our doctrines and practices are the same. That is kinship, not successionism. We're needlessly arguing semantics. It is not wrong to say that the first churches could have been called Baptist had somebody wanted to put a label on them. Because we believe the same things.

Wait a minute. Somebody did come up with the label. They attached it to John. John the Baptizer. Hmmm, was he the first Baptist? Naw, I'm just kidding about that.

I did mention perpetuity to TC Greek. It simply means that God has always had a local church. I believe that. I'm pretty sure you believe that.
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Tom Butler,

I do agree that God has always had a "called out," a remnant, if you like. But when I read someone like Paul, I get the impression that for him the idea of the church must be reimagined around Christ, for which he died and is the head of.
 
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TCGreek said:
Tom Butler,

I do agree that God has always had a "called out," a remnant, if you like. But when I read someone like Paul, I get the impression that for him the idea of the church must be reimagined around Christ, for which he died and is the head of.
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Well, I'm dense. I don't know what it means to "reimagine" the idea of the church around Christ. Is this some backdoor way of advancing the U-church concept? I can just as easily see your comment as promoting the local-church-only concept.

That's because we have a clear, unambiguous statement by Paul that FBC Ephesus a local church--was purchased by the blood of Jesus. (Acts 20:28)
 
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What is the relationship between the "church" and the Kingdom of God established in the New Testament with Jesus' resurrection and seating at the right hand of the Father?

Cheers,

Jim
 
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Jim1999 said:
What is the relationship between the "church" and the Kingdom of God established in the New Testament with Jesus' resurrection and seating at the right hand of the Father?

Cheers,

Jim
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How about the church is the mother of the children that will be in the kingdom of God. The Father will send the Son to deliver them from the dead.

Gal. 4:26 20:36 1 Cor. 15:24
 
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