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He may not have authority within the church, but I'm Justinian's case, He had authority over his empire, and the bishops acted with his permission. He was interested in theology, and wanted Christianity to flourish, but augmented his zeal with a powerful bent toward persecuting those who...

Doesn't matter what they call themselves. They aren't protesting any more, therefore they aren't Protestant. The dictionary you quoted gave the practise of protesting... Being protesting in favour, or for the testimony, that is sola scriptura, and against Rome. The wannabe Catholic Bishop, the...

GH. You make some interesting points. Sunday sacredness isn't in the Bible. It developed after the 1st century. Yep, so very true. And slowly also, as your depth of understanding of history will no doubt affirm. The early Christians who began Sunday observance did so to avoid being identified...

Mmmm. Right out of my mouth. Since rejoining this forum I have posted 8544 times. I assure you IstCL, there are other topics I would rather discuss, not that I don't love the Sabbath, but there are topics, such as church history, righteousness by faith, and prophecy that interest me more. Oh...

Where is the "shake my head in astonishment" emoji when you need one?

Okay, you win. Which begs the question therefore, on what basis were these practises so persistently executed against a people whose sole purpose in life was to share the gospel of Jesus Christ and live in harmony with man and nature? I accept your declaration that it wasn't canon law to...

So while they refused and rejected Roman authority, but in all other points harmonized with scripture and were fine examples and good citizens of all the nations to which they were chased and harried, the Catholic church sought their extinction solely because they testified to Rome's corruptions...

Well Mary, you actually proved me right by quoting those dictionaries... a member of any of several church denominations denying the universal authority of the Pope and affirming the Reformation principles of justification by faith alone, the priesthood of all believers, and the primacy of the...

What do you mean, a day wasn't worshipped? And no-one is arguing that you don't abide in Him every day. That isn't the issue. And it hasn't anything to do with Sabbath observance. The work of the creator was finished, but the first week of time was not yet completed. Each of the six days had...

You don't seem to appreciate that the Waldenses for example were not just a few scattered rabble rousers that caused the locals a headache. The Waldenses populated a great area of Europe, and some historians estimate the numbers to be in excess of 800,000. "One of the earliest dates in the...

What absolute total and complete garbage and lies. History testifies to the exact opposite and did not begin with Ellen White. The Waldenses were not rabble rousers, lazy, indolent, but were well known by the princes and rulers of those territories throughout Europe where they settled, to be...

Yes, there are variations in determining what the gospel is throughout Christendom. But I think what Bereans was saying was that Catholicism teaches a different gospel from scripture. As do many of the Protestant denominations. Although I believe we need to perhaps clarify what you mean by...

The annual feast days, eg Passover, Pentecost, feast of first fruits, etc (there were 7) weren't all fulfilled by Jesus. Pentecost was fulfilled 40 days after the Ascension. There were still 3 more after that... Feast of trumpets, Day of Atonement, and feast of tabernacles. What can you tell us...

Quite appropriate. Papal authority is unorthodox doctrine.

Mmmm. In conclusion. Whatever the church says the meaning of scripture is, then that is what it means, because tradition has been exercising it's authority in that way for a long time, and there is no-one alive to object because we killed them, and none of their writings exist today because we...

Here is a very basic but accurate description of the gospel, all from the NT. EVERYONE SHOULD UNDERSTAND THIS. 3 LAWS "For I delight in Law One: ..........The law of God. after the inward man".....(Romans 7:22) Paul has nothing but love and respect for God's law. He considers it 'holy, just...

So it was only wrong for Israelites to murder and commit adultery. The Ammonites were fine as they were? Wow. If the ten commandments are abolished, then by what will God judge the world? The Bible says that without the law, there is no knowledge of sin. How can God judge sin without the law...

The letter of the law kills only those guilty of transgressing the law. If you obey the law, (and this can only be accomplished through receiving Christ in us, the hope of glory, who sanctifies us and changes our mindsets and motives, ) by faith in the grace of God, obedience to all God's...

Fundamentalists are categorised officially by the US government as terrorists. The Pope Cumberland fundamentalists because they i are violent. As I said, join the dots.

The search for reasons not to stop drinking (and eating shellfish and pork etc) and continue to be slaves to appetite is almost as determined and resolute as the search for reasons not to observe the Sabbath. All of course from Christians who profess to love God with all their bodies, hearts...