The Home Of God: Church
The Home Of
God: Church
Theologians often use terms such
as the visible and local church in comparison with the invisible and the
universal church when talking about the church. The visible and local church
is, of course, the physical churches we see and the members of those churches
around us and around the world. But the invisible and universal Church
Sydney is one; one church united in Christ not many physical churches
and refers to all the faithful everywhere.
Everyone in the universal church
is a true believer, but the case with visible and local churches is not
necessarily so. Why are some fundamental differences between the universal
Church and the visible relevant? One key reason is to avoid confusing what we
sometimes see fallible churches doing with the universal church reality. Not
only do visible and local churches often host non-believers, but also the
faithful themselves are imperfect, leading to challenges and tensions in every
visible Church Sydney.
This interpretation is
interpreted by some Christian denominations, such as the Church Sydney, to mean
that Peter is the rock on which the church was built and that Peter is the
first pope. Protestants and other Christian denominations, however, have different
understandings of this verse.
Though many believe that Jesus
noted the meaning of the name of Peter here as rock, Christ gave him no
supremacy. Instead, Jesus referred to Peter's statement: "You are the
Christ, the Son of the living God." This confession of faith is the rock
upon which the church is built, and like Peter, all who confess Jesus Christ as
Lord are members of the church.
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