On a rock Jesus built his church, and '''the gates of hell shall not prevail against it, the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the <big>truth</big>'''. <br>Therefore, according to ''the Bible itself'', it is impossible that the church could ever teach what is not the truth. This is simply the doctrine of the Bible about the church, and it is simply the same as the Catholic doctrine about the church. Therefore according to the Bible the doctrine of the church is the truth taught by the Holy Ghost. <br>Nowhere does the Bible teach that the leaders and members of the church will all live impeccable lives free of all sin. Bad example, like that of Judas, does not invalidate the truth of the doctrine of the church. | On a rock Jesus built his church, and '''the gates of hell shall not prevail against it, the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the <big>truth</big>'''. <br>Therefore, according to ''the Bible itself'', it is impossible that the church could ever teach what is not the truth. This is simply the doctrine of the Bible about the church, and it is simply the same as the Catholic doctrine about the church. Therefore according to the Bible the doctrine of the church is the truth taught by the Holy Ghost. <br>Nowhere does the Bible teach that the leaders and members of the church will all live impeccable lives free of all sin. Bad example, like that of Judas, does not invalidate the truth of the doctrine of the church. |