Some NC's claim a descendency from the earliest Christian Church. Do you reject their claims simply for lack of documentation?
I would like to be pinged on the answer to this one.
A good question. The difference is that Catholics have a history that is continuous, at least back into the first few centuries.
The history of the Baptists can only be traced back to shortly before the Reformation.
If you can not see the 1000 year or so gap in Baptist history and how this differs from gaps in antiquity, I am sorry.
SD
Was Peter rebuked for what he was teaching or what he was doing?
Distinction without a difference. Theology is by nature practical. If we make a strict division of "doctrine" and "actions" we are missing the point of the Gospel. Right theology doesn't save any more than right actions. If this doesn't make sense, I can try to clarify my thoughts on the matter.
Excuse me? Are you saying that Truth can not be told of, even if in practice we can't live up to it? A man who commits adultery can know that it is wrong and can preach against it. Man's words will never live up to his ideals, but that does not mean that ideal should be abandoned?
SD