"Instead, we had the rapid growth of Christianity outside (INSERT CATHOLICISM), with the Good News of Jesus as the evangelical message. ... This can also comment on God's intent. We may agree that it's likely God wishes His message and incarnation to spread and be known by all. And this is what happened in history - The history of the (PROTESTANT & EVANGELICAL CHRISTIANS). It didn't happen in the history of what you wish the Christian Church to be."
Indeed friend.
In light of that what are the implications with regards to Protestant & Evangelical Christianity....
I notice that all of the Catholics in this debate have nothing to fall back on but the logical fallacy of the appeal to tradition. Some of you, like Tex there, have also depended on appeal to ridicule and ad hominem.
This simply demonstrates to everyone that you do not trust the Scriptures to back you up in your beliefs and practices, since none of you have taken me up on my challenge to show me my error from the Scriptures.
Until one of you does so, you've lost the argument whether you recognize it or not, for Yeshua HaMashiach, Jesus the Christ, whom you claim as your Lord, esteemed one word of Scripture above all of the centuries of tradition that the Pharisees and Sadducees claimed, and was willing to stand on them alone. If you truly follow Him, go and do likewise.
Merely shows that God has a use for Evengelicals to take His loved ones one step closer to their home in His church; and, that heresy is also part of His plan.
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