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To: NYer
The fourth Pope, St. Clement, wrote a long letter to the Church in Corinth about A.D. 96, endeavoring to settle dissensions there. He states: 'Our Apostles knew, through our Lord Jesus Christ, that there would be dissensions over the title of bishop. In their full knowledge of this, therefore. they proceeded to appoint the ministers I spoke of and they went on to add an instruction that if these would die, other accredited persons should succeed them in their office (Corinthians, no. 44).

This may be the spot where your church started pulling away from the church Jesus founded...There is no record of the apostles suggesting appointing 'accredited' persons to replace them outside of the supposed writings of 'your' church fathers...

4 posted on 03/23/2007 7:29:01 PM PDT by Iscool (There will be NO peace on earth, NOR good will toward men UNTIL there is Glory to God in the Highest)
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To: Iscool
This may be the spot where your church started pulling away from the church Jesus founded...There is no record of the apostles suggesting appointing 'accredited' persons to replace them outside of the supposed writings of 'your' church fathers...

Perhaps you missed this:

During those days Peter stood up in the midst of the brothers (there was a group of about one hundred and twenty persons in the one place). He said, "My brothers, the scripture had to be fulfilled which the holy Spirit spoke beforehand through the mouth of David, concerning Judas, who was the guide for those who arrested Jesus. He was numbered among us and was allotted a share in this ministry. He bought a parcel of land with the wages of his iniquity, and falling headlong, he burst open in the middle, and all his insides spilled out. This became known to everyone who lived in Jerusalem, so that the parcel of land was called in their language 'Akeldama,' that is, Field of Blood. For it is written in the Book of Psalms:
'Let his encampment become desolate, and may no one dwell in it.'
And:
'May another take his office.'
Therefore, it is necessary that one of the men who accompanied us the whole time the Lord Jesus came and went among us, beginning from the baptism of John until the day on which he was taken up from us, become with us a witness to his resurrection."

So they proposed two, Joseph called Barsabbas, who was also known as Justus, and Matthias. Then they prayed, "You, Lord, who know the hearts of all, show which one of these two you have chosen to take the place in this apostolic ministry from which Judas turned away to go to his own place." Then they gave lots to them, and the lot fell upon Matthias, and he was counted with the eleven apostles.
(Acts 1:15-26)


10 posted on 03/23/2007 8:58:29 PM PDT by Petrosius
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To: Iscool
This may be the spot where your church started pulling away from the church Jesus founded

In your infallible judgement? Who appointed you to be Pope?

...There is no record of the apostles suggesting appointing 'accredited' persons to replace them outside of the supposed writings of 'your' church fathers

2 Tm 2:2 And the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also.

Scripture will prove you wrong every time.

13 posted on 03/23/2007 9:42:24 PM PDT by Campion ("I am so tired of you, liberal church in America" -- Mother Angelica, 1993)
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To: Iscool

What's your position on Dispensationalism?

What's your position on the Rapture?

What's your position on infant baptism?

What's your position on the Holy Eucharist?

What's your position on Free Will?

What's your position on Predestination?

I think you will find that numerous Protestant Christian "Churches" have numerous viewpoints on these issues. Which one is correct?


25 posted on 03/24/2007 8:47:38 AM PDT by StAthanasiustheGreat (Vocatus Atque Non Vocatus Deus Aderit)
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