Does It Make Any Difference?

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Does It Make Any Difference?

• Part 2
• Is the NT church identifiable?

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Organizations ARE Different and Identifiable

• 1907-08 / Robt. Baden-Powell / England
• Boy Scouts
• 1863 / Gustave Moynier / Geneva, Switz.
• 1881 / Clara Barton / Washington D.C.
• International Red Cross

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Churches are Different and Identifiable

• Roman Catholic 606AD Rome Boniface III
• Lutheran 1520 Germany Martin Luther
• Episcopalian 1534 England Henry VIII
• Presbyterian 1536 Switzerland John Calvin
• Congregational 1550 England R. Brown
• Baptist 1607 Holland John Smythe
• Methodist 1739 England John Wesley
• LDS, Mormons 1830 America Joseph Smith
• 7th Day Advent. 1830 America Mary B.G.P. Eddy
• Christian Science 1866 America Charles Taze
  Russell
• Jehovahs Witt. 1872 America R. Allen
• Ch. Of God, MO 1871 America S. Munford
• Ch. Of God, IN 1880 America D.S. Warner

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Matthew 1616-18

• 16 Simon Peter replied, You are the Christ, the
  Son of the living God. 18 And I tell you, you
  are Peter, and on this rock I will build my
  church, and the gates of hell  shall not prevail
  against it.

Peters confession was the foundation Jesus was
going to build His church/kingdom
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Mark 91

• And he said to them, Truly, I say to you, there
  are some standing here who will not taste death
  until they see the kingdom of God after it has
  come with power.

The kingdom/church was coming w/power It was
coming in their lifetime
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Acts 14, 5, 8

• he ordered them not to depart from Jerusalem,
  but to wait for the promise of the Father, which,
  he said, you heard from me 5 for John baptized
  with water, but you will be baptized with the
  Holy Spirit not many days from now.
• you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has
  come upon you,

Disciples told to wait in Jerusalem for
promise Were to be baptized with the Spirit/power
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Acts 21-4

•  When the day of Pentecost arrived, they were all
  together in one place. 2 And suddenly there came
  from heaven a sound like a mighty rushing wind,
  and it filled the entire house where they were
  sitting. 3 And divided tongues as of fire
  appeared to them and rested on each one of them.
  4 And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit
  and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit
  gave them utterance.

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Acts 233

• Being therefore exalted at the right hand of God,
  and having received from the Father the promise
  of the Holy Spirit, he has poured out this that
  you yourselves are seeing and hearing.

Peter confirmed that this was the promise of the
Spirit
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Fulfilling Promises and Prophecies

• The kingdom/church was established in 33 AD, by
  Jesus Christ, in Jerusalem

In 34 AD, how many churches were there?
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Ephesians 122-23

• And he put all things under his feet and gave him
  as head over all things to the church, 23 which
  is his body, the fullness of him who fills all in
  all.

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Ephesians 44-6

• 4 There is one body and one Spiritjust as you
  were called to the one hope that belongs to your
  call 5 one Lord, one faith, one baptism, 6 one
  God and Father of all, who is over all and
  through all and in all.

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Get Out Your Pencils For A Pop Quiz

• How many churches did Christ build?
• How many existed 20 years later?
• Is Christs church the same as all the others on
  the chart?

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Churches are Different and Identifiable

• Ch. Of Christ 33AD Jerusalem Jesus Christ
• Roman Catholic 606AD Rome Boniface III
• Lutheran 1520 Germany Martin Luther
• Episcopalian 1534 England Henry VIII
• Presbyterian 1536 Switzerland John Calvin
• Congregational 1550 England R. Brown
• Baptist 1607 Holland John Smythe
• Methodist 1739 England John Wesley
• LDS, Mormons 1830 America Joseph Smith
• 7th Day Advent. 1830 America Mary B.G.P. Eddy
• Christian Science 1866 America Charles Taze
  Russell
• Jehovahs Witt. 1872 America R. Allen
• Ch. Of God, MO 1871 America S. Munford
• Ch. Of God, IN 1880 America D.S. Warner

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Ephesians 43-6

• maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of
  peace. 4 There is one body and one Spiritjust as
  you were called to the one hope that belongs to
  your call 5 one Lord, one faith, one baptism,
  6 one God and Father of all, who is over all and
  through all and in all.

Men declare UNION instead of UNITY
UNITY of the Spirit based on these Truths
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Organizations ARE Different and Identifiable

• We can choose, UNION or UNITY
• We can choose, a DESIRE to be one
  or the TRUTH of unity
• Are you part of the New Testament church?