Romans 11:1
I say then, Hath God cast away his people?
God forbid. For I also am an Israelite,
of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin.
2 God hath not cast away his people which he foreknew.
Wot (know) ye not what the scripture saith of Elias?
how he maketh intercession to God against Israel saying,
Lord, they have killed thy prophets,
and digged down thine altars;
and I am left alone, and they seek my life.
4 But what saith the answer of God unto him?
I have reserved to myself seven thousand men,
who have not bowed the knee to the image of Baal.
5 Even so then at this present time also
there is a remnant according to the election of grace.
Thank you for posting this;
Arch, thank you;
they tell us there is no record of those that did not bow their knee to Baal;
in the 1st day church
but here they are
by their own words they condemn themselves
Paul explains it better in 1Cor 10 and 11
Passing that 'information' on to the next generation is a good place to start --
Ignatius of Antioch
Take note of those who hold heterodox opinions on the grace of Jesus Christ which has come to us, and see how contrary their opinions are to the mind of God. . . .
They abstain from the Eucharist and from prayer because
they do not confess that the Eucharist is the flesh of our Savior Jesus Christ, flesh which suffered for our sins and which that Father, in his goodness, raised up again. They who deny the gift of God are perishing in their disputes (
Letter to the Smyrnaeans 6:2-7:1 [
A.D. 110]).
Ignatius of Antioch
Take note of those who hold heterodox opinions on the grace of Jesus Christ which has come to us, and see how contrary their opinions are to the mind of God. . . .
They abstain from the Eucharist and from prayer because
they do not confess that the Eucharist is the flesh of our Savior Jesus Christ, flesh which suffered for our sins and which that Father, in his goodness, raised up again. They who deny the gift of God are perishing in their disputes (
Letter to the Smyrnaeans 6:2-7:1 [
A.D. 110]).
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