The church of God or Christians?

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The church of God or Christians?


Posted by: "Patricia" [email protected] bibleprophecy_ndbpsa
Sun Aug 20, 2006 10:12 am (PST)

The Bible refers to those who are in Christ Jesus as the church of
God (1 Cor.10:32, 1 Cor.1:2, 1 Cor.15:9, Gal.1:13 below). The world
refers to us as Christians (Acts 11:26 below).

When we (Jews and Gentiles - 1 Cor.10:32 below) are baptized into
Christ by the Holy Spirit we are no longer Jews or Gentiles
(Eph.2:16 below); we have become a "new" creature (2 Cor.5:17,
Gal.6:15 below); we have BECOME individually, as well as
collectively, Jesus' living body (Col.1:24 below), the church of God.

The church of God

1 Cor.10:32 Give none offence, neither to the Jews, nor to the
Gentiles, nor to the church of God:

1 Cor.1:2 Unto the church of God (1 Cor.10:32 above) which is
at Corinth, to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to
be saints, with all that in every place call upon the name of Jesus
Christ our Lord, both their's and our's:

1 Cor.15:9 For I am the least of the apostles, that am not meet
to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God (1
Cor.10:32 above).

Gal.1:13 For ye have heard of my conversation in time past in
the Jews' religion, how that beyond measure I persecuted the church
of God (1 Cor.10:32 above), and wasted it:.

Col.1:24 Who now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill
up that which is behind of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for
His body's sake, which IS the church (1 Cor.10:32, 1 Cor.1:2, 1
Cor.15:9, Gal.I:13 above).

Christians

Acts 11:26 And when he had found him, he brought him unto
Antioch. And it came to pass, that a whole year they assembled
themselves with the church (1 Cor.10:32 above), and taught much
people. And the disciples were called Christians first in Antioch.

A New Creature

2 Cor.5:17 Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new
creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become
new.

Gal.6:15 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision availeth
any thing, nor uncircumcision, but a new creature (2 Cor.5:17 above).

Neither Jews nor Gentiles

Eph.2:16 And that he might reconcile BOTH (Jews and Gentiles)
unto God in one body (the church of God, 1 Cor.10:32 above) by the
cross, having slain the enmity thereby:

Pat (ndbpsa ?)