There was only one church at the time. And it was the same church instituted by Christ; the Schism had not yet happened.
Either way, it would still fly in the face of what Jesus allegedly stated that few would find the true way. How can the "majority" be the "few"?
There's still only one Church. Many sects, but one Chruch.
Just how can so many who claim to be led by Holy Spirit have such diverse beliefs. How can these be one church
There's still only one Church. Many sects, but one Chruch.
Personally I know that the Holy Spirit has led me down some pretty diverse paths to bring me to the understanding I have reached to date. I know that sometimes it takes being in error to understand the truth.Just how can so many who claim to be led by Holy Spirit have such diverse beliefs. How can these be one church
Just another piece, that requires some creative reconciling.
Personally I know that the Holy Spirit has led me down some pretty diverse paths to bring me to the understanding I have reached to date. I know that sometimes it takes being in error to understand the truth.
True.I like that, Once. "Sometimes it takes being in error to understand the truth" is so very true. It's ever a journey into the unknown, sometimes with missteps.
True. That's the invisible church you're referring to, but at the time of the Council of Nicaea, there was also only one institutional (visible) church unless you count some extreme splinters that held to some ideas that hardly any Christian today would identify with.
"Orthodox" meaning (in essence) "what the majority believed", right?
Either way, it would still fly in the face of what Jesus allegedly stated, that few would find his true way. How can the "majority" be the "few"?
The Bible says Jesus, and we have no authority to change it.
Personally I know that the Holy Spirit has led me down some pretty diverse paths to bring me to the understanding I have reached to date. I know that sometimes it takes being in error to understand the truth.