Azusa Street Revival

[Timmy]

Originally Posted by Sam

nope,

Mark Arnold's (faulty) history is based on his personal (faulty) conception of "The Church."

God's House is much larger than the little room that many live in.

Is it what Jesus defined it as? People who love each other?

[Sam]

Originally Posted by Timmy

Is it what Jesus defined it as? People who love each other?

The Church is two or three people gathered in His Name (Matthew 18:20) and they are identified by their love (John 13:34-35).

The concept that at least two plus Jesus make a "church" or "congregation" is some times called "the Messianic minyan." The Jews required a minimum of 10 Jewish males over the age of 13 to be gathered before it would be considered a congregation. So 10 was the minyan. The minyan or requirement for a New Testament church would be at least two and they could be either male or female (ref Galatians 3:26-28). When Jesus said what is recorded in Matthew 18:20 He may have been saying what was said by Rabbi Chananyah ben T'radyon who said, "If two sit together and words of Torah pass between them, the SH'khinah abides between them, as it is said, 'Those who feared Adonai spoke together, and Adonai paid heed and listened, and a record was written before him for those who feared Adonai and thought on his name' (Malachi 3:16)" (Avot 3:2)