Some of the first factions within the church were the Nestorians, Chalcedonian and Arians

There were others as well those are just the ones I remember

What's the strawman?

Arians were close to universally decried by the early church

the arians were eventually brought back into the church

and many of the gothic tribes that invaded rome were in themselves arian Christians

Arian or aryan?

and I'm not sure they technically were ever outside faith. It's merely a doctrinal difference that most people agreed was incorrect

So not the persian tribe

@pussydestroyer no

Thanks

Im not stating whether it was correct. What Im saying it an interpretation that had to be debated

okay, your point being what

christain history is full of this stuff

which proves what exactly?

What im saying is that its a continually process due to the finite lives people have

what is a continual process?

Followers will always focus or disregard parts of a text due to the relavence it is to them

Doctrine?

Yes, sadly you cant degree that a matter is settled, people often most be convinced

And sometimes some doctrine just wont appeal to others just because of the relevance it has to them

@Legalize thanks. I didnt even know that was a branch of christianity lol

I was referring to personal relationship people have to their faith, at the end of the day it comes down to a personal relationship with God and Jesus. And certain doctrine will be more effective and relevant to one person than another

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Yes it's about our relationship with Christ, but that relies on us listening to *his* word, not him listening to ours

I would make that same argument for the Catholic church, if the latin modernist become more popular your church will become part of the progressive Christian movement

Anyways ill have to end it here. I have class to get to

well 'progressive Christian movement' is a rather broad term, and as such I'd be careful applying it

many catholics say that all protestantism is "progressive Christianity"

a concept I completely disagree with

Protestants say the same about catholics as well

a dumb generalized statement

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not holding the Mass in latin is not compromising doctrine

(I'm not catholic btw but Leg and I have talked alot about this stuff)

@Legalize lol thanks

Like I said Ill have to continue this later

fair enough

but legalize please dont state Im strawmaning. I am being honest with what im saying, though like all people I can be wrong

@Neon_Flipflop I checked out that song from the 20s. Not much content in it. But spot on!

@pussydestroyer nontrinitarian views are more common than you would think. I have a much more nuisanced view of it than Arianism. But I would fall under nontrinitarian. From the evidence I have seen so far, it better aligns with biblical teaching.