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  • 9000 protestant denominations…. at the time the WCE came out. I am sure we have managed to add a few more, because none of those 9000 denominations have it just right. However, our new one, we have it all figured out!

    I’m still here, lurking around…..

    • …and yet still haven’t “swum the Tiber” (or Bosphorus). C’mon man, all the cool kids are doing it.

      You seemed to have reached a place of peace about Saintly intercession last time the topic came up. So what’s left holding you back? #EasterPlans2017

  • I just came across this article a few weeks ago. I’ve used this “statistic” a few times.
    Sounded funny even as I said it. I guess it is our “version” of Loraine Boettner type scholarship. We (myself included) need to be careful about this.

    • You could sort of argue it in that, since each Protestant is his own final authority concerning the interpretation of the Bible, he is effectively his own denomination – he has no obligation to subscribe to his denomination’s interpretation.

      (However, I think using the “statistic” concerning the number of Protestant denominations is actually counterproductive)

      • That is a logical argument that has a lot of force behind it. Practically speaking, that is how it is for most of us Pros.
        Very few protestants actually get what you are saying here, David. It is quite depressing, when you begin to grasp the depth and the extend of the problem. It can leave one feeling very untethered if they spend too much time thinking about it.

        • Feeling untethered? I think I have just the boat for you. Given that it’s 2,000 years old, it’s in pretty good shape… πŸ™‚

          β€œThe Barque of the Church may be swept by the waves, but it can never sink, because Christ is there. When the church is in greatest need, Christ comes to its help with miracles or by raising up saintly men and women to purify it. It is the Barque of Peter, and when the storms threaten to sink it, the Lord awakens from his sleep and commands the winds and waters into calm.” – St. Anselm

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