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Which one of the seven churches written to in Revelation were those “church fathers” associated with?


186 posted on 03/07/2015 4:55:34 AM PST by CynicalBear (For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus)
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To: CynicalBear

The question shows extreme biblical ignorance ( with all due respect of course )

there is only ONE Church, just as there is only ONE faith, ONE Lord, ONE baptism............

the Church however is located geographically all over the world, so there was a “church” at Sardis, at Philadelphia, at Ephesus, etc etc.

it is the One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church which has been on earth for close to 2,000 years.

it could not go apostate since it is not mans but God’s, therefore it did not need to be restored in either the 16th or 19th centuries.


187 posted on 03/07/2015 5:01:53 AM PST by one Lord one faith one baptism
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To: CynicalBear

those letters were written to actual churches

MEN interpret them to mean Church ages

The bible does NOT tell anyone to interpret them as Church ages

Preterists think it is an unfolding, and some dispensationalists and Catholics, too, I admit

But, they were letters writen to PHYSICAL, REAL, and EXISTING Churches in the Turkey/Asia Minor area

and that means they were NOT written to any Church father, that is mans wisdom guessing

but I do wonder if it is a good guess :)
But, just a guess.


191 posted on 03/07/2015 7:23:57 AM PST by RaceBannon (Rom 5:8 But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for)
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To: CynicalBear

Our Church fathers include the apostles. I would say they were strongly associated with those seven churches.


228 posted on 03/09/2015 12:15:47 PM PDT by swampfox101
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