A Handbook of Church History - Chapter III - 1973

Dean C Blackwell

Remember what God said to the church of Pergamos: "These things saith he which hath the sharp sword with two edges; I know thy works, and where thou dwellest, even where Satan's seat is: and thou holdest fast my name, and hast not denied my faith..." [Rev.2:12-13]. So, they did maintain the true name, Church of God. They kept themselves in the true name. They believed you have to have the faith of Christ — that Christ has to come and live His life in you. One thing we are going to see about the Bogomils is that they were looked on as radicals. In fact, some information you may have a hard time understanding because opponents got the wrong idea from what they believed. They thought that to believe Christ had to come and live in you was reincarnation of a unique type. - Information Supplied By: Herbert W Armstrong Library