The Eucharist as the Body and Blood of Christ [No Resurrection Without The Eucharist]

This is the writing of St. Irenaeus of Lyons in AD 185 BEFORE the Synod of Rome in AD 382 under PETRINE AUTHORITY formally declared that the canonical texts it selected is the TRUE written Word of God. That authority with the authority to interpret the unwritten Word of God (John 21:25) did not dissolve ELEVEN CENTURIES later with the introductionof Protestantism in 1517 that soon thereafter disintegrated into its own contradictory offshoots.

By the time John wrote Revelation 85% of the churches had gone seriously off track yet Catholics would rely on even later writings of non apostles. Makes no sense.

2 posted on 04/04/2015 2:10:31 PM PDT by CynicalBear (For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus)

3 posted on 04/04/2015 2:15:45 PM PDT by Slyfox (I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just: that his justice cannot sleep for ever)

>>Cite your source. A reputable source.<<

The book of Revelation. Reputable enough for you?

4 posted on 04/04/2015 2:17:18 PM PDT by CynicalBear (For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus)

ALINSKY NUMBER RULE 2:

“Never go outside the expertise of your people.” It results in confusion, fear and retreat. Feeling secure adds to the backbone of anyone. (Organizations under attack wonder why radicals don’t address the “real” issues. This is why. They avoid things with which they have no knowledge.)

5 posted on 04/04/2015 2:23:28 PM PDT by Slyfox (I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just: that his justice cannot sleep for ever)

6 posted on 04/04/2015 2:25:56 PM PDT by CynicalBear (For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus)

I dunno, there were some bad Popes, but the snake-handling sects have nothing to brag about in terms of quality leadership

8 posted on 04/04/2015 2:43:02 PM PDT by Jack Black ( Disarmament of a targeted group is one of the surest early warning signs of future genocide.)

Really? Off track . . . like so off track that most of the known world would be converted. Please list the “non-apostles” you are referring too - they must have really misheard the Apostles you speak of - clearly, someone in their home in 2015 reading a translated Bible is of superior sourcing.

10 posted on 04/04/2015 4:44:27 PM PDT by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)

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11 posted on 04/04/2015 5:00:01 PM PDT by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)

“Written by St. Irenaeus about 185 AD”

Well, it was prophesied that the church would face perversion from within and without.

12 posted on 04/04/2015 5:06:53 PM PDT by aMorePerfectUnion ( "Forward lies the crown, and onward is the goal.")

Will NEVER happen on matters of doctrine:

Matthew 28:20

“Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and behold I am with you all days, even to the consummation of the world.”

Matthew 28:20 does not rule out the failure of individual churches. Christ revealed this in the opening chapters of Revelation.

15 posted on 04/04/2015 6:20:22 PM PDT by aMorePerfectUnion ( "Forward lies the crown, and onward is the goal.")

...like so off track that most of the known world would be converted.

Really? "Most of the known world" would hear the gospel or "be converted"? Because a person can hear it and still not believe. And according to your post, it would mean that a great revival has been taking place all this time because of the catholic church. Do you really believe that the world has been under revival for the last 2000 years?

16 posted on 04/04/2015 6:39:09 PM PDT by smvoice (There are no prizes given for defending the indefensible.)

No - to be clear, the assertion was the early church was off its tracks, in some sort of unspecified and undocumented way. My point was to simply say that such a “so off track” institution could not seriously have turned the world on its head as did the church during that time. Frankly, the point is so unsubstantiated it doesn’t really warrant a reply, but it is Holy Saturday.

For the sake of Our Lord, please to my brothers and sisters Protestant, enough of the attacks. Thank-you!

18 posted on 04/05/2015 3:26:17 AM PDT by Biggirl ("One Lord, one faith, one baptism" - Ephesians 4:5)

.....And no Eurcharist without the Ressurection as well.

19 posted on 04/05/2015 3:28:05 AM PDT by Biggirl ("One Lord, one faith, one baptism" - Ephesians 4:5)

>>Please list the “non-apostles” you are referring too<<

All of those so called "church fathers" that Catholics rely on rather than the apostles that Jesus chose.

20 posted on 04/05/2015 5:37:39 AM PDT by CynicalBear (For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus)

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