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>“James insists that Christians must keep the OC Law, but Peter and Paul disagree.”<

>>>That is a categorically false statement.<<<

I addressed this in post #389 and in a previous thread (On the Infallibility of Tradition, Scripture, Magisterium). The early Church was originally a sect of Judaism and kept the OC Law for about the first two decades until the council of Ac.15 where it was abandoned.

But I do not think you are addressing the discussion of this thread. It is about the validity of Roman Catholicism as the "one church". If your argument is that RCs should keep the Law, go tell that to the RCs. If you want to discuss all Christians keeping the Law, start a new thread.

Because the early church was the Messianic Kingdom Church, made up of followers of The Messiah. Which included John the Baptist, Matt. Mark Luke John, the little flock, those who heard Peter's Pentecost sermon, believed, repented and were baptized. All built on the fact that Christ was God's Anointed Son, chosen to occupy the throne in the Millenial Kingdom. Jesus as rightful King and Son of God, was to be the very foundation of the Messianic church and this is how believers recognized the Lord at that time. It was Peter's confession of Jesus as "the Christ (Heb. Messiah, Anointed One), the Son of the living God that Christ began to build this church. And it was built until Israel as a nation was blinded (temporarily) and set aside because of unbelief and rejection of Christ as their Messiah. At that point the building of the Messianic church could not go on to completion. God is showing Israel that her house will not stand unless she recognizes Jesus as His Son and her King.

Enter the church of this present age: the Church the Body of Christ. It was a secret which Peter and the eleven knew nothing about when they followed Christ as King and offered His kingdom to Israel at Pentecost.

We, as members of the Church the Body of Christ now know Him in a different way. Whereas Peter and the eleven knew Him as the King to reign on earth, we know him as the glorified Head of the Body (Eph. 1:19-23). "Wherefore HENCEFORTH.." Paul states in 2 Cor. 5:16. Meaning from this point on. Meaning a change in what had previously been happening.

Before Paul was saved, men were expected to trust in Jesus as "the Christ, the Son of the living God," the King to reign as God on David's throne. But with the raising up of Paul Israel's rejection of Christ was assumed and "Wherefore HENCEFORTH" we trust the rejected King as our glorified Lord and Savior.The Messianic Church was a prophesied church. The plans and specifications for THAT church are found in the Old Testament Scriptures.

The plans and specifications for THIS church (the Church the Body of Christ) were "kept secret since the world began" (Rom. 16:25), "Hid from ages and from generations (Col. 1:26), "in other ages...not made known" (Eph. 3:5) but NOW revealed to and through the Apostle Paul.

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No, the ‘church’ was never a sect of Judaism.

Judaism, an invention of men, was what was hung on the cross, in favor of Torah, the way of God.

That prevailed until the end of the apostolic age, with the death of John around 94 AD.

At that time the mystery of Iniquity began its march to victory over a period of two and a half centuries. It has been in control from that point onward.
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