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Churches are on every hand, every sort and every kind! Among that multitude of competing bodies stands the one church purchased by the blood of Jesus (Acts 20:28), and established in
· Christ’s church was not established by uninspired men as were the various denominational bodies (Matt. 16:18). Joseph Smith founded the Latter Day Saints Church; John Wesley founded the
· His church is not a denomination, i.e., a part of the larger body of Christ. It is the spiritual body of Christ (Eph. 1:22; Rom. 12:5). It is his kingdom (Matt. 16:15 – 16) and his family (1 Tim. 3:15).
· It is not a social center. It exists to serve Christ and lead lost humanity to salvation (Mark 16:15 –16). While members of the church enjoy many social blessings, such is not her reason for existence.