wblastyn,
These are the bishops from AMONG the Christians who TURNED AWAY from the TRUE faith and SPOKE derstructive HERESIES, even DENYING the Lord who brought them (2 Peter 2:1-3).
These are the bishops from AMONG the Christians who TURNED AWAY from the TRUE faith and SPOKE perverse things to DRAW AWAY discipes after them (Acts 20:29-30).
That says it all, you have no idea what you are talking about. These men defended the Church against people like you, heretics, yes and that is exactly what you are, by making Jesus less than He is you are making a farce of His work and spreading heresy.
These are the bishops from AMONG the Christians who, EVEN during apostle Paul's time, were already preaching ANOTHER Jesus, ANOTHER Spirit and ANOTHER gospel (2 Cor. 11:3-4; Gal. 1:6-9).
THEY WERE DISCIPLES OF THE APOSTLES! THEY WERE TEACHING WHAT THE APOSTLES TAUGHT THEM!
Compare what Jesus and the apostles PREACHED against what these bishops wrote.
I can see you now, "lalalalaalalallaaalaal I can't hear you, I am right and you are wrong, lalalalalalalalallaalallalalala"
No, they taught what the Apostles taught them, get it right.
Jesus TAUGHT that he is a MAN (John 8:40) and the FATHER is the ONLY true God (John 17:3,1). God is SPIRIT (John 4:24). The apostles TAUGHT that Jesus is a MAN (Acts 2:22; Acts 17:31; Rom. 5:15; 1 Tim. 2:5). The apostles TAUGHT that the FATHER is the ONLY ONE God (1 Cor. 8:6; 2 Cor. 1:3; 1 Peter 1:3; Eph. 1:3; Col. 1:3).
I KNOW THAT!
Jesus is both God and Man, He added humanity to His divinity at the incarnation, He is a hypostatic union, two seperate natures making ONE unit. He is not a man with "God in him" HE is GOD INCARNATE - God made flesh.
CLEARLY, these bishops are the FULFILLMENT of apostle Paul's PROPHECY regarding those who TRUNED AWAY from the TRUE faith and gave HEED to DECEIVING spirits and DOCTRINES of DEMONS: FOBIDDING to marry; and COMMANDING to ABSTAIN from flesh food..." (1 Tim. 4:1-3).
Do have have any clue about Church history? These men were taught by the Apostles. How can you say these things, they helped defend the church against persecution, heresy (people like YOU) and are the foundation of the Church.
Don't you SEE that these bishops or so-called "early Church Fathers" were the FULFILLMENT of these PROPHECIES?
No, I can see you are the "FULFILLMENT of these PROPHECIES".
What you say about these men and Jesus makes me so angry, you have absolutely no idea what you're talking about. Please research the early church and ask God to remove these stupid lies from your head and get your act together.
You CANNOT expect to fully understand an all-seeing, all-knowing, all-powerful, infinite God, humans are finite beings.