Scriptural Discussion - When did the church start?

[rsc2a]

When it comes to the weightier matters, you know mercy, love, kindness...many Catholic churches beat many Baptist churches by spades. But go ahead....keep thinking that Schaap et al are closer to Jesus because they happen to believe the right things than Francis. After all Francis seems to harp on that caring for the poor a lot while the former company seems to be more concerned with blaming a child for his sins. Might want to think about this as well...in the NT, the demons had rock solid theology. That doesn't mean they are the ones we should emulate.

...I shall sleep very well tonight assured in your low opinion of my theology.

I believe I was quite clear. It's not the theology I have a problem with (even though I think you are wrong). It's the way you have absolutely no regard for others and deliberately seek to offend. In the words of Paul...

If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.

 

[Mathew Ward]

There are two or three main thought patterns on this.  What think ye and why, Hacker Nation?

I believe the church started when Christ called the 12.

Luke 6:12-16  And it came to pass in those days, that he went out into a mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God. And when it was day, he called unto him his disciples: and of them he chose twelve, whom also he named apostles; Simon, (whom he also named Peter,) and Andrew his brother, James and John, Philip and Bartholomew, Matthew and Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon called Zelotes, And Judas the brother of James, and Judas Iscariot, which also was the traitor.

1 Corinthians 12:28  And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues.

Ephesians 2:19-20  Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellowcitizens with the saints, and of the household of God; And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone;

When He first set the apostles in place, set them as the foundation you have the start of he church.

 

[prophet]

Matthew 10...

Yup. I see that as the beginning as well.

Earnestly Contend.