� David Miller wrote:
> DaveH wrote: > > The LDS Church purports to be the 'only true > > Church' on the earth today.� IOW, none of the > > other churches are sanctioned or recognized as > > the 'true Church' by the Lord in the opinion of > > LDS theology. > > Have you ever considered that the word "church" as you use it here is not in > the Bible?� The Greek word "ekklesia" which is often translated as "church" > simply means congregation or assembly.� When Jesus said he would build his > "church," he did not use the more ecclesiastical word "synagoge," DAVEH:� How do you define "synagoge"? > which is > how you seem to interpret him.� Rather, he used the word "ekklesia."� In > other words, Jesus said, "upon this rock I will build my congregation."� If > he had some "true church" in mind, he would have used a different Greek > word, in my opinion. DAVEH:� Is there another (perhaps better) term than "synagoge"?� My thinking on "synagoge" doesn't seem right to me, but I really don't have a good understanding of how it should be defined.� So.....I'll wait for your definition to see how it fits the LDS perspective. > Jesus never pitted HIS TRUE synagogue against the Jewish synagogue. DAVEH:� I probably shouldn't comment without understanding "synagoge" a bit better.� But as I see it, the "True Church" is represented by the priesthood authority.� Without the proper authority (priesthood) of God, you can't have a "True Church".� And I think in that sense, Jesus did pit "HIS TRUE synagogue against the Jewish synagogue".�� >From my perspective, there are many 'churches', but there is only one "True Church" that is recognized by God as having the proper authority to act in his name.� That is why Jesus spoke as he did in Mt 7:21-23. > �Rather, > he built a congregation up within the Jewish synagogue, around the Jewish > synagogue, beside the Jewish synagogue, and in spite of the Jewish > synagogue.� Even today, the congregation of Jesus Christ is established > within Christian churches, around Christian churches, beside Christian > churches, and in spite of Christian churches.� If you are looking for the > "TRUE CHURCH," or if you think you have already found the "TRUE CHURCH," > then you are going to miss recognizing the congregation of Jesus Christ. DAVEH:� I respectfully disagree.� When one finds the proper authority to act in the name of the Lord, one will find the "True Church".� That's how I believe. > Peace be with you. > David Miller. -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dave Hansen [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.langlitz.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ � ---------- "Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer every man." (Colossians 4:6) http://www.InnGlory.org If you do not want to receive posts from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and you will be unsubscribed. If you have a friend who wants to join, tell him to send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and he will be subscribed.
