One Church - One City - Biblical?

[Evangelical]

Originally Posted by DistantStar

So? Are we living in the 15th century and speaking Latin? I gave you the modern definitions which you REFUSE to accept on no basis at all.

Following the reformation, to the Catholic world, what are now known as denominations were once called heretical sects. A heretical sect is the true definition of what they are. You are just using modern meanings to make them sound better, like putting lipstick on a pig.

[DistantStar]

Originally Posted by Evangelical

Following the reformation, to the Catholic world, what are now known as denominations were once called heretical sects. A heretical sect is the true definition of what they are. You are just using modern meanings to make them sound better, like putting lipstick on a pig.

We are not arguing using 17th century terms. Why do you avoid my arguments? You were fine in using modern definitions until I pointed out all the flaws in them and your reasoning, then suddenly you revert to century old definitions. Strange.

Secondly, I am aware that the Protestants were considered heretics by the Catholics? So what? This doesn't prove anything at all. If you are saying that the Catholics believe us heretics and therefore we are heretics, then you and the entire LC are heretics as well. But I know you are not saying this. I do not see your point.

[Evangelical]

Originally Posted by DistantStar

We are not arguing using 17th century terms. Why do you avoid my arguments? You were fine in using modern definitions until I pointed out all the flaws in them and your reasoning, then suddenly you revert to century old definitions. Strange.

Secondly, I am aware that the Protestants were considered heretics by the Catholics? So what? This doesn't prove anything at all. If you are saying that the Catholics believe us heretics and therefore we are heretics, then you and the entire LC are heretics as well. But I know you are not saying this. I do not see your point.

I have never been using what you call "modern definitions". I have consistently been using the words denomination and denominate, the noun and the verb, to mean the same thing, as per their original meaning.

It is yourself claiming that the word denomination is now somehow different, and has nothing to do with names. I am sticking with the original meaning.

[DistantStar]

Originally Posted by Evangelical

I have never been using what you call "modern definitions".

What?! What then happened to the definitions you gave from Merriam Webster, Wikipedia and dictionary.com? They are modern definitions.

[Evangelical]

Originally Posted by DistantStar

What?! What then happened to the definitions you gave from Merriam Webster, Wikipedia and dictionary.com? They are modern definitions.

You said in Post #235 that by quoting your dictionaries, you are giving me the modern definitions:

"So? Are we living in the 15th century and speaking Latin? I gave you the modern definitions which you REFUSE to accept on no basis at all."

You don't seem to accept Merriam Webster because it does not use the modern definition. Are you now saying it is a modern definition? So now we have TWO contradictory definitions for the word denomination - your dictionary and my dictionary.