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#44 Did the Catholic Church Murder the “True Church”? - Joe Heschmeyer
Sep 28, 2023
Joe Heschmeyer, an expert on the history of the Catholic Church, debunks the claims of Baptist successionists who argue that the Catholic Church murdered millions of Baptists. The speakers discuss resolving the problem of the Gates of Hell and the church, misconceptions about the church's definition, the myth of mass murder and cover-up, beliefs of historical Christian groups, and the theory of Baptist successionism.
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- The claim that the Baptist denomination is the one true church with a 2000-year history and that the Catholic Church systematically killed 50 million Baptists is not widely held among scholars and lacks historical evidence.
- Attempts to resolve the problem of the Protestant Church's lack of historical continuity include redefining the meaning of the phrase 'gates of hell will not prevail,' redefining the concept of the Church, proposing the existence of an invisible remnant throughout history, and claiming a genocide that wiped out the records of pre-Reformation Christians.
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The Claim of Baptist Successionists or Landmark Baptists
Some Baptist successionists, also known as landmark Baptists, claim that the Baptist denomination is not a Protestant offshoot but the one true church with a history dating back 2,000 years. They argue that the Catholic Church has systematically killed millions of Baptists, concealing their existence. However, this claim is not widely held among Baptists or scholars, and historical evidence does not support the mass murder of 50 million Baptists. The claim seems to be an attempt to address the problem of the Protestant Church's historical continuity.
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