Reflect on These Things

May I kindly ask a few questions for your personal study and reflection? How many churches did Jesus promise to build (Matthew 16:18)? Did He say, “I will build a church?” Did He say, “I will build My churches?” Since Jesus promised to build His church (singular), how can we endorse and authorize religious division today? We have hundreds of different churches in our country. Each of them wears a different name. Each of them promotes a different and often times conflicting doctrine. Is this what the Lord had in mind when He made His promise? Is the church the same thing as the body (Ephesians 1:22-23)? How many bodies did Paul mention (Ephesians 4:4; cf. Romans 12:4-5; 1 Corinthians 12:20)? Since the church and the body are the same thing, and since Christ is the Head of the body, how can we teach different, yea even opposing, doctrines? Does the Head of the body contradict itself? How many faiths does Paul mention (Ephesians 4:5)?