Christians from the Earliest Centuries: Britain & Ireland (Celtic Church)

Are Bible believing Christians (Protestants / Evangelicals) only from the time of the Reformation in the 1500s? Are they only around 500 years old? This video will show that Bible believing Christians from the first centuries were found on what is today the United Kingdom and Ireland.

The Polish version of this video can be found at the link titled - “Protestanci z pierwszych wieków - Brytania i Irlandia”:

Timeline of Bible believing Christians in Britain & Ireland:

First century: The Roman empire expanded to Britain in the first century. In the first century, Christians from the rest of the Roman empire can travel to Britain.

100-200 A.D. - Christians from France migrated to Ireland (Erin) in the 2nd century.

200-300 A.D. - Tertullian (Adv. Jud. 7)
and Origen (Hom of Ezek 4; Ch 1) mention Christians in Britain.

373 A.D. - Patrick, apostle to Ireland is born in modern day Scotland. The grandfather of Patrick was a presbyter, the equivalent of a bishop in Catholic terms. For a Christian leader to have a wife and children was normal in the 4th century.

405 A.D. - Patrick goes on his mission to Ireland.
⁃ Patrick and his disciples only preached the saving gospel and the word of God.
⁃ They only preached and practiced believers baptism. They always preached against infant sprinkling. There is no such thing as infant baptism. Baptism is full submersion of conscious Christians who have repented and believed in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior.
⁃ They never united with the Bishop of Rome.
⁃ They never taught anything on sacramentalism.

600s A.D. - In this century we read about the first ever claim that Patrick worked with the Bishop of Rome or was sent by him. This means that for over 200 years no one ever connected Patrick with Rome. That is because Patrick never worked with Rome or the institution there. He was sent by and worked with Bible believing Christians in Britain.

1172 A.D. - The Celtic churches were finally forced to become Roman.
⁃ This means that from the first century to the 12th century (11 centuries), it was Bible believing Christians that were the predominant Christian group in Britain and Ireland.

1330-1384 A.D. - John Wycliffe and his disciples, called Lollards, continue reforming the Roman church in Britain.

***Most of the above research is provided by Richard Bennett, a born-again, former ex-Roman Catholic Priest from Ireland.

Top 10 major Bible believing Christian groups before the year 1500:

1. Vallenses / Vaudois / Waldensians. Start date: first century. Vigilantius (370-408), Peter Waldo (1140-1205).
2. The Celts. Start date: First century. Patrick, apostle to Ireland (373-461)
3. Montanists. Start date: 156. Montanus (Second century). Tertullian (155-240).
4. Novationists. Start date: First or third century. Novation (200-258).
5. Donatists. Start date: 313. Donatus (300s-355).
6. Paulicians. Start date: First century or 653. Constantine-Silvanus (died 684)
7. Cathars / Albigensians. Start date: First century or 12 century. Peter of Bruys, (died 1126). Henry of Lausanne. (died 1148).
8. Arnoldists. Start date: 1140. Arnold of Brescia (1100-1155).
9. Lollards. John Wycliffe. (1330-1384).
10. Hussites. John Huss (1373-1415).