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Will you baptize yourself? The Scripture never teaches that only pastors can baptize. The practice of having the priests do the baptisms comes from the Catholic Church. What baptismal formula would you use? The Bible does not give a baptismal formula: "in the name of the "Father, Son, and the Holy Spirit"; that comes from the Catholic Church. Will you give yourself the Lord's Supper? The Scripture never says that only pastors can give communion. (It is the Catholic Church that taught that only ordained priests could offer a valid [i.e. transformed into the Body and Blood of Christ] Eucharist.) What will you call your holy book? The Bible never calls itself the Bible. How will you determine the canon? The Bible never tells us that there is such a thing as a canon, or that its contents are what Protestants say they are. The Bible never teaches that the canon is closed. Will you abandon the doctrine of the Trinity, and Chalcedonian orthodoxy concerning Christ? Will you abandon 'sola scriptura', since 'sola scriptura' is taught nowhere in Scripture (nor anywhere in Church history except in Protestant tradition and history). Will you cease celebrating Christmas on December 25, since that is nowhere in Scripture? Will you celebrate Easter based on the Passover, and no longer based on the Catholic method of determining the date of Easter? Will you go back to meeting in houses, since meeting in church buildings is nowhere in the NT? Will you forbid the playing of organs and pianos in church, since those are not mentioned in Scripture? Will you cease to pray before meals, since that is not commanded in Scripture? Will you say that masturbation and oral sex are permissible, since they are not prohibited in Scripture? How will you structure your Saturday "service", since the Scripture lays out no order of worship, and the one you have is derived from the Catholic mass?

-A8

You really want me to answer all these questions? You might be surprised by some of the answers.....for instance...I don't believe I have ever said I an "Sola Scriptura". I am just a simple first Century type Christian. You have me confused with the Protestants.

By the way....being a first century type Christian means that I beat out your organization by a few hundred years!