[annalex]

the ordinations of men, as Jesus recommended against

He did not. He empowered them. "Whatever you bind on earth I will bind in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth, I will lose in heaven". Powerful stuff.

I hold the Bible the final authority

Is this superstition of yours in the Bible anywhere?

I'm not Catholic

Only you can fix that problem.

[William Terrell]

He did not. He empowered them. "Whatever you bind on earth I will bind in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth, I will lose in heaven". Powerful stuff.

Jesus clearly criticized the scribes and Pharisees for making men's alterations to the law of Moses and God's law. The Catholic church does the same.

As a Christian brother I'm commanded by Paul to chastise practices that are against the Gospels. I've done so. Whether you continue in non-Biblical paths is your choice.

Is this superstition of yours in the Bible anywhere?

Jesus said that He is the truth and the life, and no one comes unto the Father but by HIM. That throughly leaves out the saints whether corporate or discorporate.

[ichabod1]

"Whatever you bind on earth I will bind in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth, I will lose in heaven". Powerful stuff.

It's funny. When I was an episcopagan I asked one of the 'priests' what that passage meant. His answer was that there's a lot of argument, nobody really knows. He kind of left out the part about it being the foundational passage for the Roman Catholic Church, and frankly for the Episcopal Church as well since it is, well, episcopal and claims Apostolic Succession.