Bible Verses About Novatian And The Novatianists

That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.

Church without spot or wrinkle

Unto the pure all things are pure: but unto them that are defiled and unbelieving is nothing pure; but even their mind and conscience is defiled.

Pure and defiled conscience contrast

Holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure.

Purify himself as He is pure

But if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.

Church as pillar and ground of truth

Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

Cleanse from filthiness of flesh and spirit

He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully.

Clean hands and pure heart

If they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an open shame.

Hebrews 6:6 is a direct repentance/fall-away passage used in the debate

A man that is an heretick after the first and second admonition reject;

Reject a divisive man after admonition

For God hath not called us unto uncleanness, but unto holiness.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

The elder women as mothers; the younger as sisters, with all purity.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh damnation to himself, not discerning the Lord's body.

Unworthy eating and drinking

Wherefore whosoever shall eat this bread, and drink this cup of the Lord, unworthily, shall be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord.

Lord’s body and blood warning

So hast thou also them that hold the doctrine of the Nicolaitanes, which thing I hate.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

Having damnation, because they have cast off their first faith.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

And when he had found him, he brought him unto Antioch. And it came to pass, that a whole year they assembled themselves with the church, and taught much people. And the disciples were called Christians first in Antioch.

Acts 11:26 provides the Christian baseline for the Church name used in later anti-schism arguments

These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.

Search the Scriptures theme

But this thou hast, that thou hatest the deeds of the Nicolaitanes, which I also hate.

Hating the deeds of the Nicolaitans

But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that bread, and drink of that cup.

Examine yourself before eating the bread and drinking the cup

Wherefore, my brethren, when ye come together to eat, tarry one for another.

Tarry one for another in church gathering

He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy.

Confessing and forsaking sins to obtain mercy

I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee,

Prodigal son repentance language

Leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.

Reconciliation before offering the gift

Knowing that he that is such is subverted, and sinneth, being condemned of himself.

Self-condemned divisive person text

And the son said unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in thy sight, and am no more worthy to be called thy son.

Prodigal confession wording

For this cause many are weak and sickly among you, and many sleep.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly, and not after the tradition which he received of us.

Avoid disorderly brothers

When therefore Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and disputation with them, they determined that Paul and Barnabas, and certain other of them, should go up to Jerusalem unto the apostles and elders about this question.

Dispute taken to apostles and elders

But when divers were hardened, and believed not, but spake evil of that way before the multitude, he departed from them, and separated the disciples, disputing daily in the school of one Tyrannus.

Separated disciples after opposition

Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them.

Avoid those who cause divisions

But if any man seem to be contentious, we have no such custom, neither the churches of God.

No such practice among the churches of God

Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son.

Abide in the teaching of Christ

And if any man obey not our word by this epistle, note that man, and have no company with him, that he may be ashamed.

No company with disobedient person

For there must be also heresies among you, that they which are approved may be made manifest among you.

Factions distinguish the approved