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Why did Jesus Christ establish a Church?
Asked Jan 10, 2010, 11:06 PM
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381 Answers It seems to me that there may be several reasons why Jesus established The Church.  How many reasons can you think of as to why he did? Peace and kindness, Fred |
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| I see no where that Jesus established ANY churches. He was a homeless teacher. A person that traveled from place to place teaching salvation. | ||||
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| Matt 16:18 18 And I say also 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. (KJV) (Please, let's not get into the arguments about petros and petra here as it is not germaine to the question) You see in this scripture that Jesus said He would build His church. It was established on a particular day of Pentecost when the Holy Spirit filled 120 believers. (Acts ch 2) He establshed it to be his representative on Earth after His departure back into Heaven. Not one man, but a Church that would do the same works that He Himself did while here on Earth. | ||||
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| Galveston, You are right and that is one of the reasons I was looking for and In thought of it. But.... I think that there are more reasdons. Thanks, Fred | ||||
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| We are a big family of God. Heb.10:14 says that by one offering, God Has perfected forever those who are sanctified by the offering of Jesus Christ on the Cross of Calvary. We are family and as family, it is the Intention of our Father that we dwell together in unity. "Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for the brethren to dwell together in unity." Ps.33:1 Our heavenly Father loves seeing His kids together in Unity with all their personalities and characteristics. When God's people Under the direction of the Holy Spirit move in unity we can storm the Gates of hell and make a lasting permanent impact. The prayer of unity Was Jesus prayer. Satan intends to disrupt the unity of the family,and In the church but there is power in unity. This is just a part of what The Lord wants for His Church. Learning and growing together in unity. Love and Blessings, Maggie 3 | ||||
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| Maggie 3, That was very good and it is sad that the church has splintered into thousands of denominations some at angry or hate filled attack on others. I'm sure that Jesus wanted much love, peace and kindness in a unity of His followers. It is another reason of why Jesus establish The Church which He call "My Church". I think that there are other reasons also. Peace and kindness, Fred | ||||
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| I think a better question Fred is what did Jesus understand as the Church he established. The meaning of Church is the called out ones and we know he called out the Apostles with the intention they should call us out. We don't see any structure other than the model of itinerant ministry, preaching and healing the sick. This model is far from what we have now. Jesus wanted the message of salvation spread throughout the world. He didn't tell the Apostles to build buildings so we could have meetings and have them more abundantly. His model was to preach on the hillsides. | ||||
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| Paraclete, I asked the question as I did for a reason. Your suggestion is another and different. Why not ask it. I'm still looking for more answers with reasons some may think of. Peace and kindness, Fred | ||||
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| Christ established HIS church upon a rock of love. It was what Peter had revealed to him by the Father in Heaven. And it is what Peter did confess, love for Christ Jesus, the begotten Son of God. The love for Christ Jesus, the grace of God for mankind. Note the number of times Peter had to proclaim his love for Christ. Three times! Spiritual Significance of the number 3 is completeness. We see the number 3 uses in scripture many times to confirm, and testify of spiritual completeness. John 21:15-16-17 Feed my sheep! | ||||
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Jesus taught in the synagogues until the leaders there made Him unwelcome there. Paul always went to the synagogue first, and when they rejected his message, he preached every place that he had an opportunity. Worship is best with others of like faith in a group setting. Witnessing is done outside the church walls, one on one, or maybe preaching on a street. Unless you live in a place where you are persecuted, then you do whatever you are able to do, and leave off some things you might like to do. | ||||
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