My belief, as previously stated, is that there couldn't be a gap of nearly 1800 years of no one saved, holding truth, having the light of the Gospel. I believe any Christian you find throughout history or who is alive today (from nearly any school of thought) would agree with that general belief.
But where my conviction was hard pressed was that history didn't appear to show anyone holding the
Acts 2:38 understanding that we hold today. This would require God to move sovereignly, granting mercy on those few sincere souls who desired truth, but had no one to show them the way more perfectly, down through the ages.
What I'm saying in this thread is that it looks like I found evidence of individuals (and perhaps groups) who actually believed as we do, at least as it relates to there being one God and Jesus name baptism, down through history.
Essentially, EB provided the notion that such people existed... even if we don't find evidence. But his thought process ended there. I've been investigating possibilities to flesh out his notion. Why? Because if I find evidence that those individuals and bodies existed... I will have no issue with agreeing with EB that indeed there were
Acts 2:38 believers down through history.
Yes, I was looking for data to refute my own conclusion. And, if what is in the first three posts I've posted on this thread is true... I'm encouraged. But, I'm the guy with an agenda.
Of course, I'm seen in a bad light no matter what I say or do because they don't value inquiring minds. They only value mindless and obedient drones. lol
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