Alfred Firmin Loisy, a French Roman Catholic priest, professor, and theologian (1857-1940) famously said, "Jesus preached the Kingdom, but what came was the church."[1] Around the turn of the century, a thought came to rest very powerfully in my conscience, which I came to believe was a message from the Holy Spirit.......You might say 2000....I was a bit confused as to who was talking Loisy or you.....

When Alfred Loisy said that "Jesus preached the Kingdom, but what came was the church," he was making a cynical statement designed to reveal an important truth. He had observed a growing gulf between what Jesus had preached and what he saw manifested in the Church. Could we make the same observation about our own churches today?.....again...I was not sure who "he" was that saw manifested....Jesus or Loisy....

Those are the only mechanical things I noticed.....

I am impressed with the content. I could see parallels between the Jews thinking they are the only true people of God...and the restorationist thinking they are the only true church.



I don't see the word church...anywhere in the following:

Genesis 7
15 And so great was the faith of Enoch, that he led the people of God, and their enemies came to battle against them, and he spake the word of the Lord, and the earth trembled, and the mountains fled, even according to his command.
16 And the rivers of water were turned out of their course, and the roar of the lions was heard out of the wilderness.
17 And all nations feared greatly, so powerful was the word of Enoch, and so great was the power of the language which God had given him.
18 There also came up a land out of the depths of the sea; and so great was the fear of the enemies of the people of God, that they fled and stood afar off, and went upon the land which came up out of the depths of the sea.
19 And the giants of the land also stood afar off; and there went forth a curse upon all the people which fought against God.
20 And from that time forth, there were wars, and bloodshed among them; but the Lord came and dwelt with his people, and they dwelt in righteousness.
21 And the fear of the Lord was upon all nations, so great was the glory of the Lord which was upon his people.
22 And the Lord blessed the land, and they were blessed upon the mountains, and upon the high places, and did flourish.
23 And the Lord called his people, Zion, because they were of one heart and of one mind, and dwelt in righteousness; and there were no poor among them.
24 And Enoch continued his preaching in righteousness unto the people of God.
25 And it came to pass in his days, that he built a city that was called the city of Holiness, even Zion.
26 And it came to pass, that Enoch talked with the Lord, and he said unto the Lord, Surely, Zion shall dwell in safety forever. But the Lord said unto Enoch, Zion have I blessed, but the residue of the people have I cursed.
27 And it came to pass, that the Lord showed unto Enoch all the inhabitants of the earth, and he beheld, and lo! Zion in process of time was taken up into heaven.
28 And the Lord said unto Enoch, Behold mine abode forever.
29 And Enoch also beheld the residue of the people which were the sons of Adam, and they were a mixture of all the seed of Adam, save it were the seed of Cain; for the seed of Cain were black, and had not place among them.
30 And after that Zion was taken up into heaven, Enoch beheld, and lo, all the nations of the earth were before him; and there came generation upon generation.