03-16-2013, 04:32 AM
Thirdwoe Wrote: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...
The term Christians was one of them, it was a derogatory term in which Kayph[Peter] said not to be ashamed when heathen call you by that term. He never validated it, nor did he ever claim to be one. No Apostle ever claimed to be one, but they did claim to be Nazarenes. Ignatius Coined the term Christianity, not the Apostles.
Thirdwoe Wrote:Ignatius... ... ... was set in the office of Bishop of Alaha's Church in Antioch, by The Apostles themselves.
First of all the Apostle were all dead by this time, and secondly just as Shaul prophesied, awmayn!
Thirdwoe Wrote:Do not confuse true ... Nazarenes, with that sect who brought another gospel (false), which The Apostle Paul warned us all about in his letters. Those were false brothers.Shaul was referencing the Essenes in the instance you are speaking of, and yes they where false teachers as well. So we have Shaul teaching the true Believers to steer clear of two different groups - the Essene's and Ignatius's teachings. I recommend reading the book "Path To Life", by Andrew Gabriel Roth, which shows that Shaul was warning the Believers of the Essene sect.
Thirdwoe Wrote:I'll post the AENT note later...Please do. And while this thread is about the term "Krystiana", I must refrain from chasing you down the proverbial rabbit trail. If you want to talk about salvational issues please start a thread on that subject or at least find one that is. We should stick with the subject matter at hand on the principles of etiquette (a.k.a. - couth).
Shlama,