Scott
Puritan Board Graduate
Colleen: Also, For what it's worth, the Reformers insisted that the Roman Church was real and this was required of their ecclesiology. They believed that the papacy was the antichrist who sat in the temple of God, which temple they interpreted to mean the Christian Church.
Also, the Reformers did not require rebaptism for those baptized in Roman churches. They did require rebaptism for those from heretical groups.
Also, the Reformers denounced the Donatists as schismatics, who were leaving the true Church.
Now, these are historical observations but should give you a flavor of Reformed thinking.
Also, the Reformers did not require rebaptism for those baptized in Roman churches. They did require rebaptism for those from heretical groups.
Also, the Reformers denounced the Donatists as schismatics, who were leaving the true Church.
Now, these are historical observations but should give you a flavor of Reformed thinking.