Christian Churches.

The Christian Churches are religious authorities on Earth.

But they are also the representatives of Jesus of Nazareth.

And so when someone comes to the House of God the Church has the choice of responding as the Pharisees responded or as Jesus of Nazareth responded.

That is with Judgement and punishment or with Mercy and Forgiveness.

"'"Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord."'"  Matthew 23:39 (NRSV)

[Scripture quotations (marked NRSV) are taken from the New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright © 1989 by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A., and are used by permission.  All rights reserved.]

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