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To: RaceBannon
That means the RCC, the Orthodox, the Asyrian, they are all splits from what God started

Not exactly. All of those churches are still part of the Catholic Church because they had apostolic origins. The Roman Catholic Church is that part that practices under the Roman Rite. The Eastern Orthodox Church, the Copts, etc all practice the same fundementals of the faith.

the institutional church as we se it today is a split from the local Church idea the APostles started.

I would like to see some factual/historical support for that statement. In my experience, such a statement is offered to justify departing from the Church founded by Jesus and carried on by his apostles. Note that in the Acts of the Apostles, Paul and another disciple came to Jerusalem to confer with Peter and the other apostles over the issue of circumsicion for pagan converts. Sounds like an institutional church with a central body of authority to me.Also, Paul's letters show that he was traveling far and wide but maintaining authority over the churches he established. The Churches were hardly local.

a denominational Church, thatis totally not what God started,and there is zero evidence He did.

I agree. Denominations are only relevant when more than one branch of the Church springs up. Jesus created one Church to be governed by Peter and the apostles. The Catholic Church is that church.

140 posted on 01/11/2005 11:49:55 AM PST by lawdave
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To: lawdave
Then why did your church do so much evil in the Middle Ages.

Why did you sell absolvance?

Why do you condemn to Purgatory those who Christ taught between Good Friday and Easter? Why do you condemn the babies that die that could not possibly commit any sin?

Why do you not have a Prophet and Apostles?
142 posted on 01/11/2005 11:57:09 AM PST by ImphClinton (Four More Years Go Bush)
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To: lawdave
I agree. Denominations are only relevant when more than one branch of the Church springs up. Jesus created one Church to be governed by Peter and the apostles. The Catholic Church is that church.

There is nothing in the Bible that teaches this.

It is obvious, the ROCK Jesus spoke of is HIMSELF, not Peter.

There have been too many threads on this,.

162 posted on 01/11/2005 2:54:21 PM PST by RaceBannon (((awaiting new tag line)))
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