While Scripture is evidence enough for the marks of Christ's Church, we can see in the writings of Ignatius -- written in the first century, within 67 years of Christ's resurrection, by a close friend and appointee of the Apostle Peter and friend of Polycarp -- that the early Church had a very Catholic interpretation of Scripture:
the Church was Divinely established as a visible society, the salvation of souls is its end, and those who separate themselves from it cut themselves off from God (Epistle to the Philadelphians)
the hierarchy of the Church was instituted by Christ (Epistles to the Philadelphians and the Ephesians)
the threefold character of the hierarchy (Epistle to the Magnesians)
the order of the episcopacy superior by Divine authority to that of the priesthood (Epistles to the Magnesians, Smyraenians, and the Trallians)
the importance of unity of the Church (Epistles to the Trallians, Philadelphians, and the Magnesians)
emphasis on the holiness of the Church (Epistles to the Smyraeans, Ephesians, Magnesians, Trallians, and Romans)
the catholicity of the Church (Letter to the Smyraeans)
the infallibility of the Church (Epistles to the Philadelphians and the Ephesians)
the doctrine of the Eucharist -- i.e., belief in Transsubstantiation or the Real Presence of Christ in Communion (Epistle to the Smyraeans)
the Incarnation (Epistle to the Ephesians)
the supernatural virtue of virgnity (Epistle to Polycarp)
the religious character of matrimony (Epistle to Polycarp)
the value of united prayer (Epistle to the Ephesians)
the primacy of the Chair of Peter (Epistle to the Romans, introduction)
a dencouncing of the (later Protestant) doctrine of private judgement in matters of religion (Epistle to the Philadelphians)1
2007-10-02 15:00:23
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answered by Anonymous
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What you should do depends on why they are getting on your nerves. You may need to find a different seat, find a different time to go to church, find a different church...or you may be realizing you've been fed bull your whole life by a bunch of people who weren't told that santa isn't real and it's time to find something else to do on sunday. It is football season, ya know.
2007-10-01 01:28:57
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answered by jwhtewolfd 2
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Only now the Church people have got on your nerves? Lol.
2007-10-01 01:23:37
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answered by Hope 5
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All churches are made up of imperfect people, what exactly is getting on your nerves? I wouldn't quit going just because someone bugged me.
2007-10-01 01:31:40
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answered by nanners454 5
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Church is nothing more than a place where people go to compare new clothing........stop going to church, it is pointless.
2007-10-01 05:34:15
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answered by GH 5
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Change your perspective......
If the white curtains have turned brown and you've been looking at them long enough... change it!!!
Perhaps too, you may be so gifted as to give life to that which is lacking....... So easy to talk.... Talking is not a job you work at!!!
your sister,
ginger
2007-10-01 01:50:37
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answered by Anonymous
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You could do several things: change churches, change demoninations, adjust your own thinking, or simply remember that the "church people" are only people, and only God is God, only Jesus is Jesus
2007-10-01 01:57:49
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answered by †LifeOnLoan† 6
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Maybe you are finally seeing the crazyness it drives people to be.
Run while you still can,run as fast as you can
Back to reality
Be saved
The Truth shall set you free
2007-10-01 01:41:54
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answered by mw 7
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Don't go to church for the people, go to worship.
2007-10-01 01:33:41
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answered by TYRONE S 3
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That's because everybody is crazy. lol
You should pray in Jesus name like she said.
He'll help you through. I wish you could have given more details, I bet it would have been funny
2007-10-01 01:29:05
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answered by KAT188 3
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