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10.
When was the Christian "Church" started?
The English word "church" is transliterated from two
Greek words: "Kristos" (Christ) + "Oikos" (house), or
"House of Christ." Therefore—contrary
to usage in the phone book’s Yellow Pages—the word “Church”
can only mean Christian Church.
Christ Himself is the founder of the church (Matt. 16:18). But the church did not start until the Day of Pentecost.
Here are the reasons:
(1) It
was still future in Matthew 16:18 ("I will build my church");
(2) Its
first members were those "baptized by the Holy Spirit"
(I Cor.
12:13), and that event was still future in Acts 1:5.
(3) By
Acts 11, that event was described as already occurred
(vs. 15-16).
(4) It
had occurred on the day of Pentecost in Acts 2.
Use the
following Logical Deduction—
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Since Spirit-Baptist = Into Body of Christ
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And Spirit-Baptism = At Pentecost
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So body
of Christ = At Pentecost
--P.L.
Tan (00-01-10)
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