...other. From a Biblical perspective, this approach invites the incarnational presence of Jesus: "Where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I in the midst of them" (Matthew 18:20). In some cases, care has been provided in hospital settings by teams...

...this reason the promise of Christ is particularly true of a local congregation of the Church: 'Where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I in their midst' (Matt. 18:20).382 378 The Athanasian, July 5, 1990. "To Prove That John Paul II Is Not...

...body. A new higher being is in the midst of the other five, indeed even among two or three. "For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I in the midst of them." It is not one or the other or the third but something quite new that comes into...

...the church, and hence it could and should be discontinued. Like Luther he cites Matthew 18: "Where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I in the midst of them. What they bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, what they loose on earth, shall...

...early Christians, a church was ANYWHERE Christians gathered to worship—for Jesus said, "For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I in the midst of them." (Matt. 18:20) THE FIRST MAJOR SEPARATION BUT—In time, the eastern and western...

...make sure you meet regularly with true brethren. Large crowds mean nothing, for Jesus said, "For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I in the midst of them" (Matthew 18:20). We have little time left; make the most of it for the days are...

...Christ's promise applies in an outstanding way to such a local gathering of the holy Church: "Where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I in their midst" (Mt 18:20). For in the celebration of Mass, in which the Sacrifice of the Cross is perpetuated,38...

...Finally, the Church institutes public prayers, sacramentals, and the liturgical office: "For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I in the midst of them" (Mt 18:20). "All these with one accord devoted themselves to prayer, together with...

...agree on earth about anything they ask, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven. For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I in the midst of them." Throughout the eighteenth chapter of Matthew, and in these six verses in particular,...

...by the good will of men and women. Here we see the actual fulfillment of the words of Jesus: "Where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I in the midst of them" (Matt 18:20). That the practice of ecumenical celebrations, at least as far as Catholics...