I am sharing this from John Martignoni’s e-mail and website at www.BibleChristianSociety.com. Thanks for your good work John!
2) How many churches did Jesus found? A) One; the church is the Body of Christ and there is only one body of Christ – Rom 12:5, Eph 4:4, Col 1:18
3) So, if Jesus founded a church, then when was it founded? A) 2000 years ago
4) Was that church guided by the Holy Spirit? A) Yes; John 14:26, John 16:13; Acts 2:3-4
5) If the church was founded by Jesus Christ and was guided by the Holy Spirit, could it teach doctrinal error? A) No; 1 Tim 3:15
7) Did the church of the New Testament teach different doctrinal truths to different people in different areas? A) No; 2 Tim 1:12-14, Eph 4:14, Titus 1:9
8) Are there any denominations in the church of the New Testament? A) No. The church in the New Testament is one, just as the Body of Christ is one – 1 Cor 1:10, 1 Cor 11:18-19, Jude 19
9) Would a church founded by Jesus Christ and guided by the Holy Spirit still be in existence today? A) Yes; Matt 16:18, Matt 28:20, Eph 3:21
10) How old would that church be? A) 2000 years old
11) Would that church still be guided by the Holy Spirit? A) Yes; Matt 28:20, John 14:1612) Could that church founded by Jesus and still guided by the Holy Spirit teach doctrinal error? A) No; 1 Tim 3:15, 1 Cor 12:28
12) So we could say that the church founded by Jesus Christ and guided by the Holy Spirit would still teach doctrinal truth infallibly? A) Yes; Luke 10:16, John 14:16-17, 1 Ptr 1:12
13) Would that church founded by Jesus Christ and guided by the Holy Spirit teach different doctrinal truths to different people in different areas? A) No; Malachi 3:6, Heb 13:8, 1 Tim 4:6
15) Can the Lutheran denomination be the church founded by Jesus in Israel 2000 years ago? A) No; It was founded by Martin Luther in Germany in the 1500’s.
16) Can the Anglican/Episcopalian denomination, or any of its offshoots, be the church founded by Jesus in Israel 2000 years ago? A) No; It was founded by King Henry the VIII in the 1500’s because he wanted to divorce his wife.
17) Are there any Protestant, Baptist, Evangelical, Pentecostal, Fundamentalist, or Non-Denominational denominations that were founded by Jesus in Israel 2000 years ago? A) No.
18) So is there any Protestant, Baptist, Evangelical, Pentecostal, Fundamentalist, or Non-Denominational denomination that could be the church founded by Jesus Christ in Israel 2000 years ago? A) No.
19) So if Jesus founded a Church – one Church – in Israel 2000 years ago that was guided by the Holy Spirit and that Church is still in existence today and is still guided by the Holy Spirit, which means it teaches doctrinal truth infallibly, and there are no denominations of that Church now, just as there were no denominations of that Church 2000 years ago, then shouldn’t all Christians be in that one Church founded by Jesus? A) Yes
20) Does it make sense to be in a church that was not founded by Jesus Christ in Israel 2000 years ago? A) No.
22) How many churches fit that description? A) 1
23) Which Church is that? A) The Catholic Church
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Thank you for so many links!
wow…very clever…
Excellent work, John!
The Church is made up of followers of Christ not just Catholics.
STEVE RAY HERE:
Tony, Jesus only started one church and it is the Catholic Church. This is undisputed. I’m not saying that non-Catholics cannot get to heaven but if we’re talking about the church Jesus started one and a bunch of folks protested and broke away. You may want to read some of the other articles I have on my website under resources.
Brilliant !!!!!
I know that the Catholic church is the true church founded by Christ but what do we do when apostate clergy remain in high places and try to dismantle the church from the inside? It seems that men in high places are really trying to confuse people in doctrinal matters and no one is able to oust them very well. The true church must do more to defrock men in leadership positions in the church who cause public scandal and teach heresy. I believe that the people’s faith should take president over showing mercy to the leaders who are vague in doctrine and appear to move people to thinking that doctrines can be changed and that morals that Jesus taught and that past councils clarified can also be changed or have loopholes around them so that the core of the teachings appear modified or one can personally modify to suit his or her own wishes. I feel that if something is not done soon, there will be another schism in the church followed by many more.
Thanks Steve for this post, it is an apologetic subject that I love to discuss and study, especially the papacy and its history in the gospels and the early centuries of the Catholic Church.
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