Which denomination was around in the year 100AD?
We were not there and neither were you. What we do know is that Christianity was there, the true religion of Jesus Christ that follow basically what we have in the NT, yet, without question false brethren had begun to infiltrate the churches of the saints.
Jude 1:4
“For there are certain men
crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ.”
Plus, we have the letters to the churches in Revelation 2,3, which reveals how the churches quickly became corrupt.
What we
DO KNOW, that the Catholic/EOC with all of its man made doctrines/commandments is nothing like Paul and the apostles left the churches teaching; for we have the record in the scriptures of their doctrines and they are so far from what both of them teach. Both of them are more like teh Pharisees than NT teachings and Paul's epistles to the churches.
And which denomination kept the wolves out of the church?
No denomination, the apostles of the Lord Jesus kept them at bay, but they STILL crept in, the devil sowed tares (his children) among the wheat, always has, always will, only to see the tares to totally take over just before the Lord comes.
Study up on some church history and find out.
I have enough, all I could endure, a lot of wasted precious time ~ that's why I know the RCC/EOC to be corrupt, by comparing them to the scriptures.
Do you thing THE REFORMED have saved the church from heretical beliefs?
No, I do not, they have their own problems, but so much less than RCC. The word of God is the only means of being saved from heretical beliefs.
God's word is not corrupted IN ANY denomination more than in the reformed/calvinist denominations.
Fran, you have your right to believe that to be so, I do not. RCC is the most corrupt form of false religion since the Pharisees of our Lord's day ~ and even more corrupt than the Pharisees in my opinion.
And YOU my friend, have been more than duped.
You are following a FALSE GOSPEL.
At least the CC teaches the true gospel.
You are more than welcome to prove me wrong, no problem, but I'm sure you would have a task that is above your knowledge to do.
Concerning the RCC teaching a true gospel,
that speaks more of your lack of knowledge and the gospel that you trust in to be another gospel, if you think CC has an ounce of truth concerning the true gospel of Jesus Christ, you are in dire need of having your eyes open, and your
need is above my power to help you, only the power of God can deliver you from such a strong delusion you are living under.
Salvation by Jesus to WHOMEVER wants to be saved.
I'm coming back, since my dear wife is calling me for lunch. I DO want to come back and address more of your posts to me.