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To: annalex
Paul received his authority from Peter and James.

Nonsense. Paul went preaching for three years before he even met Peter. Paul never states that he was ordained by Peter. Instead he states that God called him.

46 posted on 10/28/2006 6:23:31 AM PDT by HarleyD ("Then He opened their minds to understand the Scriptures" Luk 24:45)
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To: HarleyD
Paul never states that he was ordained by Peter. Instead he states that God called him.

We don't know who consecrated (priests are ordained; bishops are consecrated) St. Paul. His apostleship is directly from Christ, so he was an apostle rahter than bishop, and required no consecration. The scripture however does tell us that his work among the Gentiles was authorized by St. Peter according to his vision (Acts 10 and following; Gal 2).

109 posted on 10/28/2006 1:59:16 PM PDT by annalex
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