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Originally Posted by Neapolitan
The other side of that point of view is that Jesus' vision and purpose was to start a Church. Jesus' message wasn't one of spiritual isolationism, but to unify people into the family of God. St Paul always taught that there is one baptism for the family of God, one Church of God.
The mistake is to believe that Jesus had no part in forming the Church of God on earth.
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I agree with everything that you've manged to say here.
Having said that I reiterate the fact that there is nothing about christian doctrine which represents Christ's vision for his "church".