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From: dan@scgvaxd.UUCP (Dan Boskovich)
Newsgroups: net.religion.christian
Subject: Re: Peter and churches
Message-ID: <291@scgvaxd.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 8-Apr-85 17:22:54 EST
Article-I.D.: scgvaxd.291
Posted: Mon Apr  8 17:22:54 1985
Date-Received: Tue, 9-Apr-85 21:06:26 EST
References: <8368@watarts.UUCP> <1015@cbosgd.UUCP> <1084@topaz.ARPA> <1237@reed.UUCP>
Reply-To: dan@scgvaxd.UUCP (Dan Boskovich)
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Summary: 

In article <1237@reed.UUCP> purtell@reed.UUCP (Lady Godiva) writes:
>
>    In a class today one of the students made the statement that even
>though Peter denied Christ, later on he repented, accepted him, and
>became a follower. My professor's reply was one that I had never heard
>before, and so I thought that I would post it to the net in hopes of
>getting some discussion on it. He said that he thought that through
>Peter's actions he continued to deny Christ. Another student asked what
>he thought Peter had done to deny Christ. His reply was that Peter went
>and set up a church, and that there was nothing that could deny Christ's
>teachings more than setting up a church.

 Peter did not go out and set up a church.

 Christ said, "I will build my church..."
 The disciples were told to wait in the upper room for the coming
 of the Holy Spirit! GOD started the church that day, The day of
 Pentecost!

 The disciples, including Peter, preached the Gospel message and thousands
 chose to believe on Christ that day!

 From that time on, the disciples, including Peter, continued to do
 what Christ had instructed to do, Preach the gospel to every living
 soul! Hardly an act of denial! More like obedience!

 The church, an assembly of people called out and set apart from the
 world for Gods purpose, was the result!