The Denominations Myth

[rogue06]

FTFY, n/c. I'll be courteous and assume you don't fall for the "Trail of Blood" codswallop. Baptists tend to make most "Protestants" look like conformists by comparison.

studiously ignoring the extraneous apostrophe

While the Inquisition and so-called "Burning Times" were grossly exaggerated it would be foolish to assert they didn't exist. The same could be said about the early persecutions of Baptists/Anabaptists.

[One Bad Pig]

One tenet that all Baptists have in common or they are not really Baptists is that the 66 book Bible is the sole final authority in all matters of faith and practice of the genuine Christian faith. The Christian New Testament is the only apostolic tradition that has been handed down with certainty.

I suspect you ought to add at least believer's baptism by immersion to that.

I grew up essentially Independent Fundamental Baptist, and converted directly from Southern Baptist. I think I have a fairly good grasp of Baptist thought.

[One Bad Pig]

While the Inquisition and so-called "Burning Times" were grossly exaggerated it would be foolish to assert they didn't exist. The same could be said about the early persecutions of Baptists/Anabaptists.

Of course they existed. However, the distance between those and the so-called "Trail of Blood" is vast.

[rogue06]

Of course they existed. However, the distance between those and the so-called "Trail of Blood" is vast.

Kinda said that.

[37818]

I suspect you ought to add at least believer's baptism by immersion to that.

I grew up essentially Independent Fundamental Baptist, and converted directly from Southern Baptist. I think I have a fairly good grasp of Baptist thought.

Believer's baptism [immersion] as it has been called, is the only Christian immersion taught in the Christian New Testament. What some of the irregular churches practice is not Christian immersion.

[37818]

. . . "Trail of Blood" . . .

By American Baptist minister James Milton Carroll. Question, cite one specific that he got wrong. Just one for now.

[One Bad Pig]

Kinda said that.

I'm not seeing it, sorry. You addressed a question I didn't ask, and I'm still not sure what you posted had to do with anything.

[One Bad Pig]

By American Baptist minister James Milton Carroll. Question, cite one specific that he got wrong. Just one for now.

We've been over this before, Paul.

[rogue06]

I'm not seeing it, sorry. You addressed a question I didn't ask, and I'm still not sure what you posted had to do with anything.

Re-read my post.

[One Bad Pig]

Re-read my post.

I have, twice. Help me out here - I feel like I'm missing something.

[rogue06]

I have, twice. Help me out here - I feel like I'm missing something.

You said that you assumed I didn't fall for the "Trail of Blood codswallop" to which I replied that just because the Inquisition and "Burning Times" were highly exaggerated doesn't mean they didn't happened and likened it to the persecution of Baptists/Anabaptists (meaning while incidents might also have been heavily exaggerated there was still persecution nonetheless).

Then you in effect agreed saying that persecutions did take place but were exaggerated : "Of course they existed. However, the distance between those and the so-called "Trail of Blood" is vast."

And that's when I said I "kinda said that."



Is it your week to try to troll me now?

[One Bad Pig]

You said that you assumed I didn't fall for the "Trail of Blood codswallop" to which I replied that just because the Inquisition and "Burning Times" were highly exaggerated doesn't mean they didn't happened and likened it to the persecution of Baptists/Anabaptists (meaning while incidents might also have been heavily exaggerated there was still persecution nonetheless).

Then you in effect agreed saying that persecutions did take place but were exaggerated : "Of course they existed. However, the distance between those and the so-called "Trail of Blood" is vast."

Well, I agreed that they existed. I was entirely silent regarding exaggeration.

And that's when I said I "kinda said that."



Is it your week to try to troll me now?

It is unclear to me that you understand the concept of the "Trail of Blood." It ostensibly stretches much farther back than the Inquisition (which started well before (Ana)baptists were around, to boot).

[37818]

We've been over this before, Paul.

Do you have anything written by the Paulicians not written by the Roman Catholic Church?

[One Bad Pig]

Do you have anything written by the Paulicians not written by the Roman Catholic Church?

Conybeare had in his hot little hands an actual Paulician document, written by a Paulician. Also, the Armenian Church has had precious little contact with the Roman Catholic Church down through the ages. This would be evident if you'd bothered to read him. Further, Conybeare himself was an Adoptionist, and so hardly in Rome's pocket. The text I found is freely available on the Internet Archive.

[37818]

Conybeare had in his hot little hands an actual Paulician document, written by a Paulician. Also, the Armenian Church has had precious little contact with the Roman Catholic Church down through the ages. This would be evident if you'd bothered to read him. Further, Conybeare himself was an Adoptionist, and so hardly in Rome's pocket. The text I found is freely available on the Internet Archive.

Then pick something out from the translated document as a case in point. Not just Conybeare's arguments.