He came unto his own, and they knew him not.
Comes with territory.
I think the whole "if Christ died for all his blood was wasted on those who reject it" is silly.
Oh, let's not do that. We cannot doubt conversion based on a particular denomination. It was the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, which was started by Saint Mark. You do remember the eunuch in the chariot, right?
That church has a very long history.Christianity is 2000 years old, not 500. To say that the church went off the rails is to say it was moved out of its place. Jesus said the gates of hell will not prevail against it.
Matthew 16:18 And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it... Brother GlenConfused
No we were talking about the Ethiopian Church and you said then IT went off the rails.
In normal English, IT would mean the church we were just discussing.
There is one church, and it didn't go off the rails. Everything in the reformation should have been done within the church. You cannot remake the Church.