03-15-2013, 03:52 PM
Will,
The term Christian is validated by The Apostle Peter right there in 1 Peter 4:16. And there is NO shame in that name. It is what the Gentile believers in Messiah/Christ were/are called from about 44 A.D. till this day. And as today, they/we are called many names, some not so nice...
Saint Ignatius, whom you seem to slander, being misled by others...a holy martyr of our Master and Savior, was set in the office of Bishop of Alaha's Church in Antioch, by The Apostles themselves. Do not confuse true Christians/Nazarenes, with that sect who brought another gospel (false), which The Apostle Paul warned us all about in his letters. Those were false brothers.
They didn't keep "the whole Torah", and neither do you, Will. If one were to keep "the whole Torah", they would be an offense to The Cross and an enemy of The Messiah...And if you don't keep every bit of it...you are breaking all of it! But, you/we are saved and sanctified by no one and nothing but The Messiah and what He did for us, not the least bit of anything you/we might try to do for ourselves.
I'll post the AENT note later...
Shlama,
The term Christian is validated by The Apostle Peter right there in 1 Peter 4:16. And there is NO shame in that name. It is what the Gentile believers in Messiah/Christ were/are called from about 44 A.D. till this day. And as today, they/we are called many names, some not so nice...
Saint Ignatius, whom you seem to slander, being misled by others...a holy martyr of our Master and Savior, was set in the office of Bishop of Alaha's Church in Antioch, by The Apostles themselves. Do not confuse true Christians/Nazarenes, with that sect who brought another gospel (false), which The Apostle Paul warned us all about in his letters. Those were false brothers.
They didn't keep "the whole Torah", and neither do you, Will. If one were to keep "the whole Torah", they would be an offense to The Cross and an enemy of The Messiah...And if you don't keep every bit of it...you are breaking all of it! But, you/we are saved and sanctified by no one and nothing but The Messiah and what He did for us, not the least bit of anything you/we might try to do for ourselves.
I'll post the AENT note later...
Shlama,