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ÐRevelation€21:1„5,€Isaiah€65:17,€Isaiah€66:22„24).€ûÿÿdûÐô$Ü $Ü $ Ðà@\\P\àüÿÿdüˆÌÓ  ÓÔ‡Xí‹ Xòô“Ôò òTHE€CHURCHó óÔ#†ô“ò XXí‹.±#ÔÐ | ¬  ÐÓ"±ÓÌÔ‡ô¡E òòô“Ô32.€€What€is€the€church?€€Which€is€the€true€church?€€Ð , \  ÐÌà0 Ü àThe€apostle€Paul€wrote,€ð ðall€Israel€will€be€savedðð€(Romans€11:26).€€€How€can€this€be,€when€we€know€that€those€who€died€inÐ ´ ä  Ðrebellion€during€the€wilderness€experience€of€Israel€will€not€enter€His€rest?€(Hebrews€4:5)€€The€answer€lies€in€another€statementÐ x¨  Ðof€Paul,€ð ðThey€are€not€all€Israel,€who€are€of€(descended€from)€Israel€(Jacob)ðð€(Romans€9:6).€€Race€alone€does€not€make€one€aÐ <l  Ðfaithful€servant€of€God€„€a€true€Israelite.€€So€today,€there€are€many€who€join€a€church,€are€baptized,€making€vows€because€theyÐ 0  Ðbelieve€this€will€give€them€entry€into€the€kingdom€€„€when€their€heart€is€not€truly€given€to€God.€€These€people€are€not€trueÐ Äô  Ðfollowers€of€Christ.€€They€are€hangers„on,€Christians€in€name€only.€€à0@Rdûlose€üàJust€as€there€was€a€visible,€physical€nation€of€Israel,€so€thereÐ ˆ¸ Ðis€a€visible€church€in€the€world.€€The€true€Israel€consisted€of€those€who€maintained€an€obedient€heart€relationship€with€God.€€Soò òÐ L| Ðthe€true€church€consists€of€those€individuals€who€have€a€heartfelt€relationship€with€their€Lord€„€no€matter€whichÐ @ Ðchurch€roster€contains€their€namesó ó.€€They€may€not€espouse€every€true€doctrine,€as€God€sees€it,€but€their€hearts€belong€toÐ Ò ÐHim,€and€that€is€what€counts.Ô#†ô“ò òô¡E¦±#ÔÔ‡ô¡E òòô“ԀИÈÜ $Ü $ ÐÌà0 Ü àThe€Bible,€in€both€the€Old€and€New€Testaments,€teaches€church€(congregational)€organization.€€€Each€member€of€the€body€isÐ  P Ðcalled€upon€to€exercise€his€special€gifts€for€the€benefit€of€all.€ÐäÜ $Ü $ ÐÌÔ#†ô“ò òô¡E ·#ÔÔ‡ô¡E òòô“ÔÓ€ ((¥h88%Ó33.à0 Ü àò òThrough€His€Son,€the€Father€has€given€special€gifts€to€men,€for€the€blessing€of€His€peopleó ó€(Ephesians€4:7„8).€€DuringÐ lœ 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