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To: CynicalBear
Ephesians 2:20 And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone;

Nothing about Peter being the rock nor the pope there. Jesus is the cornerstone.

Can we stick to the point? The authority of Jesus is passed on to the Church, not any Reformation rabble.

In the same way, it does not follow that the foundation is identical with the apostles and prophets or that the apostles and prophets are identical with the foundation. Paul is actually referring to the foundation which is laid by the apostles and prophets as is borne out in his 1st letter to the Corinthian Church; a church he, as an apostle, had founded.

Since that is not the view of the Church from the beginning, but a novelty that began in recent years, I will forego your authority and defer to the Church's.

611 posted on 02/24/2011 5:22:27 PM PST by MarkBsnr (I would not believe in the Gospel if the authority of the Catholic Church did not move me to do so..)
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To: MarkBsnr

>>I will forego your authority and defer to the Church’s.<<

If you hadn’t noticed none of what I gave you was my authority or even opinion. I only gave you scripture, not the interpretation of some authoritarian organization trying to usurp the authority of Jesus.


613 posted on 02/24/2011 5:59:12 PM PST by CynicalBear
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