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To be born in the 20th century, have some knowledge of the history of Christianity, and then decide that you, as an individual could rewrite the whole show and venture off on your own route to salvation strikes me as more than arrogant...but ABSOLUTELY DANGEROUS.

TC, I truly appreciate your civil tone tonight. The contention that some of the not-RCC Christians have with this paragraph of yours is that we believe a great part of the history of the Christian church is off-the-books, so to speak. Not meaning the Books of the Holy Bible, but largely unrecorded factually anywhere inside or outside the RCC libraries.

In other words, I believe the true Church, the sanctified Body of Christ, has appeared in history largely as the down-trodden and the castoffs...the undesirables of society...the ones frequently seen in history as victims.

And I believe the true Church of Jesus Christ is invisible to the world's eyes. Individual members such as I may reveal myself, opening myself to one's vision, but no matter; I and the rest of the Body are secure on the Rock that is Christ, in a cleft of that Rock, under His wings of protection.

I like this less-burdensome way of living better than these rigid and demanding RCC teachings and practices put forth on these FR threads for our consideration.

In other words, I believe the true Church, the sanctified Body of Christ, has appeared in history largely as the down-trodden and the castoffs...the undesirables of society...the ones frequently seen in history as victims.

Baptist trail of blood?

And I believe the true Church of Jesus Christ is invisible to the world's eyes. Individual members such as I may reveal myself, opening myself to one's vision, but no matter; I and the rest of the Body are secure on the Rock that is Christ, in a cleft of that Rock, under His wings of protection.

You are the light of the world. A city seated on a mountain cannot be hid. (Matthew 5:14) I like this less-burdensome way of living better than these rigid and demanding RCC teachings and practices put forth on these FR threads for our consideration.

In other words truth is determined by what is personally preferred and that which is characterized as less burdensome.