>> Our church << speaks only where the New Testament speaks.
Church of Christ?
Disciples of Christ?
By the way I enjoyed looking at revJohn’s blog. Thx for the link.
This 'first century church' business is intriguing. Back in 1948 or so the Disciples signed an agreement with the Pope to recognize Catholic baptisms. This has allowed divorced Catholics to continue in a church home ~ ours ~ and even have a perpetual novena.
They are still drawing the line, however, at recognizing the utility of bishops.