The Catholic Church began at Pentecost;
That is sooooooooooooo outrageously untrue as to almost be well . . . is . . . galactic Olympic level outrageousness. It's untrue to History and Untrue to Scripture.
every other church is a construct of men that was cobbled together during the last few centuries (except for a few during the first half of the last millennium). We have the history, we have the Church Fathers, we have the Apostolic Succession, we are the creation of, and have the blessing of Jesus.
HOGWASH. The RC edifice has political fantasies and fables held forth as fact when they are anything but fact.
God has been well able to build HIS CHURCH just as he was well able to lead Samuel Morris through the jungle to a mission compound without any aid of any human at all. The Holy Spirit's light and voice led him for 2 weeks. God has built HIS CHURCH UNIVERSAL similarly in countless spots around the globe . . . sometimes with only scraps of Scripture. NO RC edifice in sight AT ALL. But folks learned to Love and follow the Jesus of The UNRUBBERIZED Bible.
***But God has quite a different perspective from that of the RC magicsterical.***
Have you acquired the Reformed ability to speak for God?
Actually, God has required me to speak for Him on occasion. But, alas, my fasting has not been sufficiently up to snuff often enough and I've often missed acting and acted amiss for Him. Thankfully, His Mercy and Grace avail.
One time, against my better judgment, I agreed to see an alcoholic woman at a Baptist counseling center late in the evening. Turned out she was drunk--further violating a boundary I had. Suddenly, I listened to words flowing out of my mouth ordering her to sober up instantly. She was virtually falling down drunk. It's a wonder she could walk at all. Yet, amazingly, she INSTANTLY sobered up and the session was fruitful. She was shocked and scared spitless. I was just a bit surprised but not that shocked because I'd already seen God do some amazing things in my life.
BTW, no apparitions were involved.
***but only received the Bible and began believing it and applying it.***
Ethiopian eunuchs read and do not understand. They have the words but not the teachings. You may wish to peruse Acts 8: 26-40 for further clarification.
I'm well acquainted with Acts 8. Sometimes God uses others. Sometimes He speaks directly as in Samuel Morris' case. THE MARCH OF FAITH biography is a great testimony to what God can do DIRECTLY in the life of anyone 100% devoted to and in love with God. If anything, the limited magicsterical association Sammy had to put up with was probably as much of a bother as a help.
You may not not his story--he would walk more or less quietly into the side or back door of a large auditorium without others being aware that he was arriving . . . but the minute that his feet crossed the threshhold, 100's of attendees would RUN screaming and crying to the front confessing their sins and seeking salvation through Christ.
Again, ABSOLUTELY NO RC edifice, representation, apparitions, dogmas, idols, icons, rituals etc. were involved IN THE LEAST.
I suppose that the RC magicsterical might pontificate that it must have been demons calling individuals to repent and turn to Christ . . . but as Christ declared in the New Testament . . . that's a rather silly postulation, interpretation on such an event. I certainly wouldn't recommend it even to the grasping-at-straws RC edifice.
***The Catholic Church began at Pentecost;
That is sooooooooooooo outrageously untrue as to almost be well . . . is . . . galactic Olympic level outrageousness. It’s untrue to History and Untrue to Scripture.***
Actually, it is true. The Bible attests to it. You may wish to read it.
***God has been well able to build HIS CHURCH just as he was well able to lead Samuel Morris through the jungle to a mission compound without any aid of any human at all.***
So, an aboriginal wandering through the jungle is proof that the church of Quix is valid and real?
***Actually, God has required me to speak for Him on occasion***
Neat. You wouldn’t be willing to share the teleprompter lines, would you?
***I’m well acquainted with Acts 8. Sometimes God uses others.***
You wouldn’t be willing to share your Divine instructions would you?
***One time, against my better judgment, I agreed to see an alcoholic woman at a Baptist counseling center late in the evening. Turned out she was drunk—further violating a boundary I had. Suddenly, I listened to words flowing out of my mouth ordering her to sober up instantly. She was virtually falling down drunk. It’s a wonder she could walk at all. Yet, amazingly, she INSTANTLY sobered up and the session was fruitful.***
Words flowing out of your mouth at a drunk? You’re not channeling John Belushi are you?
***You may not not his story***
Well, if it’s all the same to you, I really don’t not his story. Or yours. I’m not sure what God you are worshiping, but it doesn’t seem that you are even close to the Christian one.