The Name - 1

.. To Whom does the Church Belong?

Matthew 16:18

And I tell you that you are Peter,  and on this rock I will build my church,  and the gates of Hades will not overcome it.

.. By Whom was the Church to be Named?

Isaiah 62:2

The nations  will see your vindication,
 and all kings your glory;
 you will be called by a new name
 that the mouth of the Lord will bestow.
.. What did Paul Call Churches at Ephesus?

Acts 20:28

Keep watch over yourselves and all the flock  of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers.  Be shepherds of the church of God,  which he bought  with his own blood.

.. Did he Ever Speak of the Churches of Jesus Christ?

Romans 16:16

Greet one another with a holy kiss.
 All the churches of Christ send greetings

.. To What Church did Paul Address his Letters when writing to the Corinthians?

1 Corinthians 1:2

To the church of God  in Corinth,  to those sanctified in Christ Jesus and called  to be his holy people, together with all those everywhere who call on the name  of our Lord Jesus Christ—their Lord and ours:

.. What Church did he say he persecuted?

Galatians 1:13

For you have heard of my previous way of life in Judaism,  how intensely I persecuted the church of God  and tried to destroy it.

[Message No: 6406]