Featured Marks of the early church

1. A hierarchical structure.
2. A central teaching authority.
3. One Universal Christian Church (no different denominations).


Those are my three off the top of my head.

 

As the Christian Church developed in the early years (the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd centuries) that is exactly what happened. Everyone looked to the Bishop of Rome (see the Early Church Fathers) for guidance and instruction in religious matters.

You said you would respond and elaborate, so okay, let's see your list.

 

Any day now.......he is going to pull out all these historical sources, history, history,history......



"To be deep in history is to cease to be Protestant."-- John Henry Cardinal Newman


I am particularly interested if Rebel can name any completely qualified Christians of the early church at all.


Its DOA for any protestant to name any early church father as legit. In the web of said father he will back up others and when you get to their everyday practice and beliefs, it ain't crackers and koolaid and it ain't faith alone.

 

Here's a few...

• A recognition that hardship and persecution are often part of a believer’s life (Acts 14:22)
• A willingness to compromise with an indwelling pharisaical contingent when evangelistic opportunities arise (Acts 15:19-20)
• A willingness to share God’s bounty to those less fortunate (Acts 4:32-37)
• A recognition that money/financial gain can lead believers astray (Acts 5:1ff; 8:9ff)

Rob

 

Acts 15 would have played out very differently if they followed Sola Scriptura. In fact the whole ordeal would have been a full stop and never reaching council.

 

Please explain, what do you mean?

Rob

 

Yeah right. Funny how some prominent converts to the Catholic (Universal) Christian faith have a very different take on the Latin Rite of Christianity than you do. Among them are former pastors of the various Christian sects that exist today who have come to realize the truth and universality of the teachings of the Catholic Church.

 

Only in your opinion. In the main that is what we have here - one scriptural interpretation, your particular interpretation of the many interpretations that exist within the Christian experience.

 

Sweet, You can start with naming a early christian not in the bible who had it right.

 

"I did not start this thread to argue the foolish and illegitimate claims of the RCC"

You started this thread to pat yourself on the back, but now you gotta deal with folks who know how to think for themselves not some crowd pleasing, peer pressured fake diet christian.

You say you got history......we still haven't seen it. Lets get some sources out, lets do this.


Can a atheist raise his arms and say I am a BISHOP and thats it done deal?

Lineage and pedigree or it is a joke.


NAMES NAMES NAMES, We are going to keep slamming you for names. NAME a early church Bishop,

You got no grounds for telling us if there is distinction or not because if we take a look at your history book THERE ARE NO BISHOPS or PASTORS. Your book is BLANK.

Names buddy, Slappem down.

 

Yes, the Apostles "laid hands" on men (ordination) who in turn laid hands upon others to continue spreading the gospel, to teach and to lead others in the newly emerging Christian faith. Christian Orthodoxy, is something which follows closely upon the OT, with an ordained clergy which we call priests and Bishops. This is not to be confused with the universal priesthood, a status to which all Christian believers are a part of.

 

Scripture stated you had to be circumcised, so based solely on scripture would mean keep it as is.

They didn't follow Sola Scriptura. Peter was given a vision and directed by God, also Gentile who were not circumcised showed the holy spirit at work.

If its not broke you don't fix it. They held a council, made a authoritative judgement. If it was all based on scripture alone, this doesn't get taken to council at all because the matter is already established that you must be circumcised.

 

Seems like the person who started this thread has moved on from it rather quickly.