That's really naïve in my opinion, Blogger. It's the succession of apostolic authority passed on in unbroken lineage, the way we have a succession of presidents whose authoirty is based on the system established by the fathers of the country. It's about authoirty. In the Church it comes from the apostles. Outside of the Church, there is none. Private opinions do not qualify as apostolic authoirty any more than somone electing himself to be the "president," or a self-styled, Bible-wielding "pope.".
Looking at the church's history, they have lacked discernment in who they gave authority to.
I take authority from the Word of God. I have the gift of teaching and the gift of prophecy. To not utilize those gifts would be to despise what God has given me.
Sorry Kosta, neither you or your church can take away the authority that God has given me as one who ministers in His name.
This Theory of Apostolic Succession is not based in reality. If we consider James, the brother of Jesus, as an apostle. He is the ONLY APOSTLE described in the New Testament as permanently presiding over a church. We have no example in Scripture of any Apostles directly appointing Bishops. We do have a lot of Scripture detailing what traits and gifts a leader should possess, but the monobishphoric structure did not develop until the second century.
Thus, your unbroken lineage passed on by Apostolic Authority is just a THEORY.