...within the body of disciples with whom he has chosen to associate. Christians value Jesus' declaration, 'Where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I in their midst,' not because Jesus necessarily said it in the past, but because it speaks truth about...

...of you 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,...

...each 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...

...reason 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...

...1:6). 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...

...practice of 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...

...social level this signifies the karmic alchemy whose highest ideal is expressed in the words: 'For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I in the midst of them.' (Mt: 18, 20) In order to reach this goal Rudolf Steiner as representative of the...

...of you 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" (Mt 18:19-20 RSV). While, on the one hand, the Christians may suffer marginalization...

...but 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...

...destroyed. For 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...