******The Reformed could not stand, except in opposition to the Church, since they base so much of their identity upon it.***
Of course that is true. Its what the name refers to.***
Thank you for the clarification.
If one stands for what one stands for, then one defines one’s self. If one stands for what one does not stand for, the one does not define one’s self.
And that is a description of the problem of the Protestant disintegration into thousands of sects. We stand upon what we believe.
***If one stands for what one stands for, then one defines ones self. If one stands for what one does not stand for, the one does not define ones self.***
That’s hokey, Mark. You can do better than that.
We stand for true religon, the apostalic doctrine.
Standing upon false belief is no virtue.