And that is correct.
We all know the Apostles were Jewish Behold.
But you left them out. (Apostles), and (Jewish Christians) ........when you posted that it was Gentiles only who were "of the way".
Goodness. , how many more times do i need to show you this?
The POINT being that the Catholic church is the first and original church.
The only "church" is the body of Christ.......The Christians.
Now, all This stuff..
Catholic.
Baptist
Methodist
AOG
Church of Christ
Ect...
See all those?
Those are "denominations"........that contain Christians.
Now the word "Catholic" means "universal"......but this is a lie regarding the MaryCult as they do not exactly accept those other denominations as being "the one true Church"..
And certainly, you would not try to be dishonest about that....as you know that the MaryCult
falsely proclaimes itself as the
ONLY= "ONE TRUE Church".. wich means that all others, like those in my list are ...not "TRUE", According to false MaryCult teaching.
You could look this up in church history.
I teach the early History regarding the Local Assemblies that were found in people's Houses. (churches).
Do you rememver when...Ananias and Sapphira tried to cheat the local church, and God killed them, in the Church?
Well, noone there was a Catholic, and that "church" was in someone house........as those are your "early church"... = churches.
Have you seen me post this ...
<B><, that i sometimes sign as my "sig"..........see that fish. ???
Ive posted it for about 20 yrs on "christian forums".. including Christianforums.net
That FISH....symbolizes the "fishers of men" that is the "early Church"... or "The Way"......Its what they used as their symbol = the "Icthus"
But you're forgetting that the Apostles were told to teach and baptize all nations, which they did.
Water baptism does not make anyone a Christian......if it did then all those Jews that John the Baptist baptized for "remission of sin", would be Christian.
They weren't.
Also, your Mark 16... says to "make Disciples."""
It does not say to make Christians., as there is no GOSPEL in Mark 16.....as the "repent and be water baptized".. is not The Gospel.
Listen , I can dunk an unbeliever 345 times, and i can say....>>"In Jesus, name"... or "Father, Son, Holy Spirit" and they come out of the water 345 times.. And after i said that,. this sinner....water baptized 345 times....,is stil not born again., is not forgiven, and is still going to Hell.
You don't even know which denomination goes back to the beginning.....
None of the Apostles were Catholics.
Mary was not a Catholic.
Just read a bible, and it'll show you that there were none.
A.) Noone in the NT is a Catholic.
The MaryCult decided that Peter was a Catholic......their first Pope, after he is dead.
Had they tried that trick when He was alive, he would have "cast them out".
See, the MaryCult has this fascination with giving people MaryCult TITLES after they die, that have nothing to do with the Bible.
So, all this MaryCult nonsense, started with MaryCult Church Fathers........and those are not Apostles.