The Catechism of the Catholic Church never said that the Roman Catholic Church is the Church of God.
In Part 1, Section 2, Chapter 3, Article 9, Paragraph 2 of the Catechism of the Catholic Church — titled “The Church – People of God, Body of Christ, Temple of the Holy Spirit” — the Church is described using three primary biblical images. According to the section on the “The People of God”, the Church is called the People of God.
So who are the People of God?
According to the Catechism of the Catholic Church #781-#782, the Church, or the People of God, are those people whom God acquired for Himself to acknowledge and serve Him in holiness.
How to become a member of the Church or the People of God?
According to the Catechism of the Catholic Church #782, the actual members of the Church, or the People of God, are those people who are baptized with water and baptized with the Holy Spirit.
Is baptism of water and baptism of the Holy Spirit the same?
No. Jesus said in John 3:5, it is written: Apekrithē ho Iēsous Amēn amēn legō soi, ean mē tis gennēthē ex hydatos kai Pneumatos ou dynatai eiselthein eis tēn basileian tou Theou.
In English:
Answered Jesus, Truly, truly, I say to you, if not anyone be born of water and the Spirit, not he is able to enter into the kingdom of God.
The conjunction “and” or “kai” in Greek was used to separate two things, and these are “the baptism of water” and “the baptism of the Spirit.” Therefore, there are 2 baptisms.
The baptism of water is the baptism in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. It is just our declaration of faith to Jesus Christ, who is the Way through whom we receive grace from the Father, and through whom the gift of the Holy Spirit is poured out. While the baptism of the Holy Spirit frees us from original sin and our actual sins, bringing us new life with God through Jesus Christ, our mediator.
The Catechism of the Catholic Church never said that the Church of God is a physical church!
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