Why is the church universal
Why a Universal Church is Important - Cary Dabney
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when it was one of Jehovah's Witnesses
the word church because of the language
that they use is synonymous with a false
religion
all right so whenever you hear the word
Church whenever you hear someone refer
to them being part of a church a Jehovah
Witness that word is all automatically
going to trigger there on the outside
because the language when it refers to
the Jehovah's Witnesses is more
organization they identify themselves as
something set apart set outside of the
world's church and that's why you will
never see the word Church used in any of
its translations of Scripture in any of
its materials my search for church
versus an organization that's it
that's an instance where their language
works against them the reason why I say
that is if you raised one Jehovah's
Witnesses and you think of in the terms
of congregation or organization you're
looking for church one of the most
attractive things of the Catholic Church
and I'm sure this is true of any convert
is the realization that the church
exists beyond the building as one of
Jehovah's Witnesses even though you're
part of an organization there's so much
emphasis on the individual Kingdom
Hall's that the idea that you are part
of a world a genuine Worldwide Church of
which Jesus is the head of the church
and not a historical figure that died
and it's not active in the church but is
there living and present in the church
is so attractive that that's why the
word and the tradition is so attractive
is because you can go literally anywhere
into a Catholic Church and feel the
true presence of Jesus so if you want to
say it's not so much the word Church
that's on the south side of the building
it's what's inside of the building
that's the reason why yeah you're right
I can pass by a lot of buildings that
say the word church but it's only a few
that have the Tabernacle inside that I
know when I walk in I am present with my
lord of Saveur fully present with my
Lord and Savior
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