(CBN International Ministries & OMF Literature)When Jesus asked Simon Peter, one of the apostles, "Who do you say I am?" Peter answered, "You are the Christ, the Son of the Living Go." Jesus then replied, "Blessed are you, Peter, for this was not revealed to you by man, but by my Father who is in heaven. And I tell you that you are Peter (meaning 'rock'), and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of hell will not overcome it" (Matthew 16:15-18). People who, just as Peter did, acknowledge that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the Living God, belong to the one true church.
The one true church is not determined by what one's religion is, but in whom he has believed. We are not saying that the Protestant church is the one true church. Or the Roman Catholic church. Or the Assemblies of God. Or the Baptists, Pentecostals, Evangelicals. The one true church is the universal body of people everywhere who have received Jesus as their Lord and Savior. It is one where Christ is the head and the Word of God is preached faithfully.
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