Church Of Christ

[Walter and Deborah]

Wednesday 6-8-22 4th. Day Of The Weekly Cycle, Sivan 8, 5782 81st. Spring Day

A Few Views At The Church Of Christ
 

 

When did the church begin? How did the church start?

When did the church begin? How did the church start? When and how did the church come into existence?

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The church Christ established and which is founded on him was started in the city of Jerusalem on the first day of Pentecost following the resurrection of Christ (Acts 2). The prophets had long predicted the coming kingdom of the Messiah (Isaiah 2:2-4); Daniel 2:44).

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When did Jesus’ church begin?

In Mt 16:18, Jesus said that He would build His church, but when was it built, when did it begin? The Old Testament predicted a kingdom that God would set up. In Daniel 2, we read of it beginning d…

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Love, Walter

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28 minutes ago, Walter and Deborah said:

Wednesday 6-8-22 4th. Day Of The Weekly Cycle, Sivan 8, 5782 81st. Spring Day

A Few Views At The Church Of Christ
 

 

When did the church begin? How did the church start?

When did the church begin? How did the church start? When and how did the church come into existence?

www.compellingtruth.org

The church Christ established and which is founded on him was started in the city of Jerusalem on the first day of Pentecost following the resurrection of Christ (Acts 2). The prophets had long predicted the coming kingdom of the Messiah (Isaiah 2:2-4); Daniel 2:44).

The Church Was Founded By Jesus And On Him - TheBible.net

thebible.net/introchurch/ch2.html
 

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When did Jesus’ church begin?

In Mt 16:18, Jesus said that He would build His church, but when was it built, when did it begin? The Old Testament predicted a kingdom that God would set up. In Daniel 2, we read of it beginning d…

churchofchristborger.com

Love, Walter

This is the majority view. I would like to put forward something for consideration.

• If Eve is a type of the Church then the Church began at the piercing of the side of Jesus - or at least at His death (Eph.5:32)*
• If the Church is depicted by the One Loaf then the many grains came out of Christ at His death (Jn.12:24)*
• If the Church is made of people who have the divine life of God then it began on resurrection day when our Lord breathed the holy Spirit into His disciples (Jn.20:22)
• If the Church is defined by the Greek - "Ekklesia" - which mean "the gathering of the select ones" then it began when the scattered disciples gathered in the upper room and Christ appeared in their midst to breath the Holy Spirit. That is, Christ was WITH them and IN them (Jn.20:22)
• At Pentecost, although the Church (120 of them) were gathered in Christ's name and had Christ dwelling in them, at least two scriptures - Luke 24:49 and Acts 1:8 - says that what happened on Pentecost was the fulfillment of Joel's prophecy. Joel's prophecy was the giving of the Holy Spirit OUTWARDLY for POWER - as the two scriptures say. The Church already existed to receive this power.
• There is a case for saying that the Church started in Matthew 16 when Peter confessed Jesus as the Son of God. But (i) sin had not yet been atoned for, and (ii) the Spirit had not yet been given (Jn.7:39)

The evidence favors resurrection day (Jn.20:22)

* I am aware of the rule that we cannot build doctrine on a Type