Like as they must resort to do so often with Scripture, that is blatant Roman reading into the text of a reply, and in which i essentially said the opposite.
To hold that no Christians existed before the 16th century is as untenable as to hold that no Caths are children of God today, even if they be relative few, as is the case with liberal Prot denominations.
Of course, to be consistent, a historical RC cannot allow that Prots such as myself are born again children of God (or that Catholic rulers are not to exterminate the "heretics" in his country), and must contend with V2 RCs who allow otherwise. Of which are many blind leading the blind.
Prots as myself are born again children of God.........
What you or I believe about who is a Christian counts for nothing, the Apostle Paul laid out one proof which true Christians have followed for 2,000 years in 1 Corinthians 10:17. The Gnostics in the time of St Ignatius refused to partake of the Eucharist and therefore by their actions proved themselves to be outside the Apostolic Faith and the Church of Christ. Sadly, many so called self proclaimed born again people also refuse to share the Eucharist, therefore showing themselves to be outside the Apostolic Faith and violating John 17 and 1 Corinthians 1. Of course Jesus said the unity of his true disciples was essential to show the world He was sent from the Father.
So I applaud the intellectual honesty of these baptists who attack the Coptic martyrs as pagans.......they are holding a mirror to many on this board who daily attack anyone who holds the historical, orthodox Christian Faith, as opposed to the 16th century tradition of men.
The Christian Faith is almost 2,000 years old, not 500 years old. Paying lip service to Faith in Christ is cheap, by ones actions we can see where their true heart is and who is their real father. Satan loves nothing more than when the historical, orthodox Christian Faith is attacked and many on this board are happy to oblige him daily, utterly deceived that they are doing Satan’s bidding.
By their fruits you will know them..........