11-04-2008, 05:53 PM
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Originally Posted by ErikJohnson
Perhaps the definition of "church" is too narrow. According to the Bible, the church is the body of Christ (Ephesians 5:23, Colossians 1:24). All believers are a part of it (1 Corinthians 12:27). Salvation doesn't hinge on one's association with the Reformed or the Charismatic, the Presbyterian or the Pentecostal...
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Jesus was big on inclusiveness.
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2) What qualified these people to be believers?
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Their belief of course! 
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Jesus said, "The first in importance is, love the Lord God.'
And here is the second: 'Love others as well as you love yourself.'
There is no other commandment that ranks with these."
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