When Is A Believers Baptisim Invalid?

So when Jesus said "...upon this Rock I will build my church (singular"), which local church was He referring to?

 

Here are some basic scriptures I have found that fleshes out some of the differences I have seen.

Scriptures concerning the Universal Church
Added to by the Lord...............................................Acts 2:47
Entered by baptism..................................................I Cor 12:13
None but the saved.................................................2 Tim 2:19
Satan Can’t prevail against.....................................Matt 16:18
Relationship of Christ/Christians
.........No functional organization,
........oversight, or treasury.....................................Eph 1:22-23
Distributive (individual) action.................................Eph 5:24

Scriptures concerning the Local Church
Joins oneself to.......................................................Acts 9:26-28
Accepted into or received by...................................Act 18:27
Some are sick or dead............................................1 Cor 11:30
Satan can prevail against.......................................Acts 20:29-30
.......regarding some entering into the church and leading others astray........
Relationship of Christians w/ Christians.................Act 15:22-23
...............................................................................Col 4:12
Functional organization w/ Oversight & treasury.........Act20:28
................................................................................I Cor 16:2
................................................................................I Pet 5:2
Collective group action............................................Phil 4:15

 

Greetings, webdog:

I hold that Jesus was referring to the church that came into existence when he completed calling the twelve disciples. Jesus built that group by teaching them doctrine, adding the ordinances (both of which existed before Pentecost, by the way) and teaching to be witnesses.

It was a traveling church at first, finally settling in Jerusalem after the resurrection, where it had grown to at least 120 members.

What Jesus said about the assembly he founded is true of your congregation and mine. He is the Head, he purchased it with his own blood, and he builds it.

 

I'm afraid we about to hi-jack this thread with our discussion of local vs. universal church. There's another thread dealing with this subject, that I think you started, webdog.

There is a loose connection here, since the discussion is about what constitutes valid baptism and most debate is over who is the administrator of the ordinances.

But for now, anything further on the subject of the church, I'll say it in webdog's thread, titled "Who's the Great Commission?"

 

Good point Tom, Don't want to hi-jack the thread.

 

Excellent, Annsi. Add Romans 6:4 "...buried with him by baptism..." and "...like as Christ was raised..." and you have the scriptural basis for what the preacher says when he baptizes.