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As is evidenced by this thread, if there is "schism" in the Body of Christ, it is the Catholics and EO's who are the schismatics. Protestants do not claim any spiritual superiority over either each other or over believers who happen to be EO's or RC's. We preach unity in Christ whereas the RC's and EO's preach unity only in regard to their Churches. If you are not in communion with their non scriptural dogma and their man made traditions, then you are the schismatic. In psychology that is known as projection.

This is a bit more like denial, and it's on the part of protestants:

Act 20:29 For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock.

Act 20:30 Also of your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them.

Act 20:31 Therefore watch, and remember, that by the space of three years I ceased not to warn every one night and day with tears.

Act 20:32 And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all them which are sanctified.

2Th 2:9 [Even him], whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,

2Th 2:10 And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.

2Th 2:11 And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:

2Th 2:12 That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.

2Th 2:13 ¶ But we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth:

2Th 2:14 Whereunto he called you by our gospel, to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

2Th 2:15 Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle.

2Th 2:15 Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle.

So you think this verse refers to your church's un-Biblical traditions and you use this verse to justify the other scriptures you posted...

In this verse the traditions which have been taught and the written epistles are identical...They are two in the same...

Think about it...Stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught.

Do you suppose that if one group read the epistles that they were to stand fast in their beliefs, and another group heard the word of the traditions that were differnt than the written epistle, they were to stand fast in what they heard???

Talking to us in his written epistle Paul is saying that whoever heard the written epistle is to believe that, but if you also, or only heard the unwritten tradition, to believe that as well, or instead???

Sorry...Some churches had copies of the written epistles and others that didn't, heard the epistles spoken word for word from the written source...

And these epistles, spoken or written, became the tradition over the years of what Paul was preaching and teaching...Paul's tradition was his epistles, the bible...Your traditions are not the Bible, but the tradition of men...Paul talks about that as well...