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Brakelite, I do wish you would document your sources.This is what happens when you gather your information from 'somewhere' and don't provide the bibliographic details. When I checked with Encyclopaedia Britannica, I got a rather different picture to the one you attempted to draw: The...

Stan, That wasn't Tom's point. He emphasised the content re Constantine that he found to be incorrect. However, he also stressed the importance of using historical material that has been vetted by other scholars. This is called peer-reviewed scholarship and is a safe-guard against personal...

Tom, Thank you for your encouragement. Today I've been reading Harvard church historian, the late Kenneth Scott Latourette, and his details on Arius, Athanasius, Emperor Constantine and the Council of Nicea. He made these historical points: The controversy at Nicea was a Council called by...

I can accept your significant scepticism about my beliefs. However, to this point we have not discussed the pros and cons of the standards we use to determine if our teachings are correct or wrong. I do not accept subjectivism, whether that be allegedly Spirit-inspired or not, as the means for...

Oneoff, You wouldn't have a clue about my kind of 'Religion'. What you have stated here about my faith is false. Would you please quit being so opinionated about something about which you have no knowledge - where my faith receives its impetus. 'Fleshy tables of the heart' is as subjective as...

That's a red herring fallacy. Now answer my question: 'So you do have a doctrine of how to label people with heretical views?'

The Didache provides valuable insight into early church teaching, but it is not a formulated creed such as The Apostles' Creed, The Athanasian Creed and the Nicene Creed. In fact, the NT documents precede The Didache, so in the NT I find more valuable information than The Didache for...

So you are in a huff already? And you can't tolerate someone like myself who accepts truth about Constantine and his support of Arius. Oz

I've read your personal statement of faith that includes some idiosyncratic doctrines that would make interesting discussion in other threads. Take this SoF from your profile: Since these are your personal views, I could imagine that many orthodox Christian communities would not find these...

So you do have a doctrine of how to label people with heretical views? How do you know your definition of 'heretic' is correct? If you obtained it from 'various forums', what makes those views correct?

Tom, Well said. :) There is an excellent, but brief, article in Christian History, 'How Arianism Almost Won', that is a helpful overview of some of the issues surrounding the Council of Nicea, Constantine, etc. Oz

Oneoff, "What a tragedy when those who regard believers whose faith does not accord with their own as being heretics". From where do you gain the labelling of 'heretics'? From your own creed? It matters not who called a certain Council. However, the one at Nicea involved bishops of the church...

Oneoff, Why must you distort what I wrote? I mentioned not a word about 'heretics'. That is your imposition on what I wrote. This is the paragraph of what I wrote at #84: You are up to your same old tricks (from the other forum) of distorting what I write. Remember that you are the one who...

Daniel, Here we are 28 days after you made this post and and not one person has responded to you and the link you provided. Could this demonstrate that people are not interested in historical information that affirms the historicity of Jesus Christ? However, the issue is broader than...

Thorwald, You wrote: "The Holy spirit created The Lord of Hosts, from sperm taken from The Lord God Almighty. The Holy Spirit later implanted The Lord of Hosts in Mary, as an embryo/fetus". This is fantasy - your fantasy. There is not a scrap of biblical evidence to support this statement...

Albert, I note that you have started this thread in these 4 Christian forums: 1. HERE 2. HERE 3. HERE And here on Christianity Board: http://www.christianityboard.com/topic/22981-lifted-up-towards-his-fullness/ What is causing you to ask the same question on these different...

HammerStone, That is well stated. Your view that 'I largely thought the resurrection would be covered in the statement: "After three days, Jesus arose from the dead to demonstrate his power over death."' That makes sense to those of us who are raised in evangelical Christianity. However, the...

Alan, When you learn the meaning of flaming and goading language and quit using it, then we'll have the basis for a healthier discussion. Oz

Thanks, Oneoff, I understand, although I'm not quite your age. I think I also know who you are from my brief stint on a UK Christian forum. What about house churches in your region? Do such exist? Perhaps you could start one in your own house. Is there room for that in your residence? Oz

Oneoff, Does that mean you don't attend any denominational, non-denonimational or house church? With which kind of believers do you gather?