THE BIRTH OF THE CHURCH

THE BIRTH OF THE CHURCH WAS AT PENTECOST

Matthew 16:17-19 - And Jesus answered and said unto him, "Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona:  for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but My Father Who is in heaven.  And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter [Πέτρος (Petros) - proper masculine noun - a small stone], and upon this rock [πέτρα (petra) - feminine noun - a huge boulder] I will build My church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.  And I will give unto thee [Peter] the keys of the kingdom of heaven:  and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven:  and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven."

IT IS PETER WHO VERIFIES THOSE WHO ARE SAVED

Acts 1:8 - "But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you:  and ye shall be witnesses unto Me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth [to the Gentiles]."

- - - Acts 2:14 - "But PETER, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and said unto them, Ye men of Judaea, and all ye that dwell at Jerusalem, be this known unto you, and hearken to my words."

- - - Acts 8:14-17 - "Now when the apostles which were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent unto them PETER and John:  who, when they were come down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Ghost (For as yet he was fallen upon none of them: only they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.); then laid they their hands on them, and they received the Holy Ghost."

- - - Acts 10:44-45 - "While PETER yet spoke these words, the Holy Ghost fell on all them which heard the Word.  And they of the circumcision which believed were astonished, as many as came with Peter, because that on the Gentiles also was poured out the gift of the Holy Ghost."

HOW COULD PAUL PERSECUTE THE CHURCH

IF IT DIDN'T EXIST UNTIL HE PREACHED THE GOSPEL?

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HOW DO WE KNOW THE CHURCH WAS BORN ON PENTECOST?

ACTS 2:47 - "...AND THE LORD ADDED TO THE CHURCH DAILY...."