SemperFiDawg
Political Forum Arbiter of Truth (And Lies Too)
That is true, however Jesus instituted the Church and promised that the "Gates of He11 would not prevail against it".
I am not sure what the "formal" church you mention is. Can you expound?
Any formal church. The term Church has a lot of meanings. Most think of church or The Church as a building, a denomination, or maybe The Catholic Church. That's what I was referring to...formal church. Matthew 16:18 is often taken to mean this. I'm not sure it does, for a lot of reasons. When I think of the term Church I think of the collective body of active, practicing believers who are pursuing Christ with daily fevor and sacrifice. Two totally separate definitions. Two totally separate concepts.