Has there ALWAYS been a true church?

[FlamingZword]

Originally Posted by Jermyn Davidson

The problem lies in the insistence that most Apostolics make-- that there has been a "church" that has always presented the doctrine of salvation as the UPCI presents it.

There hasn't always been a church that teaches that one must repent of their sins, get baptized in the Name of Jesus and receive the Holy Ghost with the evidence of speaking in tongues in order to be saved. It is hogwash to suggest there has always been a church that has presented such a skewed view of the scriptures when it comes to salvation.

Almost every denomination teaches that they are the true church, so it is not out of the ordinary for the UPCI to make such a claim.

It is a self-delusion that inflicts every denomination.

[shazeep]

Originally Posted by FlamingZword

Almost every denomination teaches that they are the true church, so it is not out of the ordinary for the UPCI to make such a claim.

It is a self-delusion that inflicts every denomination.

ty. this was my point. I might go a step further and say that any group that feels this to the exclusion of all others is by definition not ecclesia.