• The time, place, and who will lead us to the right church.

    • Ephesians 4:5; I Corinthians 12:27; Ephesians 1:23

    • If the church was established in the days of John the Baptist:

      • The church had no head.

      • The church was not purchased with blood. Matthew 20:28

      • Christ could not be preached. Matthew 16:20; Luke 24:46; Acts 1

      • The church would lack a foundation. Acts 4:10-12; I Corinthians 3:11

    • It is critical to learn the time, place, who, and what of the right church.

Time Place Who What
1530 Germany Luther Lutheran
1534 England Henry VIII Episcopal
1535 Switzerland Calvin Presbyterian
1607 England Smythe Baptist
1739 England Wesley Methodist
1830 New York Smith Mormon
1914 Arkansas Group Assembly of God
30-33 Jerusalem Christ Christ’s church

  • Time: Pentecost, 33 AD

    • Isaiah 2:2-3

    • Joel 2:28-32

  • Place: Jerusalem

    • Acts 2:47

  • Who: Jesus

    • Daniel 2:44

    • Acts 2:36

    • I Corinthians 15:27-28

    • Matthew 16:18

    • Acts 20:28 – Jesus purchased the church with His own blood.

  • What: Christ’s church

    • I Corinthians 3:11; 1:2

    • I Peter 3:15

    • Ephesians 3:10-11

  • Was the church at Benchley started in AD 30-33 in Jerusalem?

    • No, but its teaching and practice had its start in AD 30-33 in Jerusalem.

    • For example, the local Mormon church wasn’t started in 1830 in New York, but we can tell from its teaching and practice that it is a Mormon church.