Huh??? You mean the other Apostles had no authority directly from Jesus? Even Peter? >>2 Thessalonians 2: 15Therefore, brothers, stand firm and hold fast to the traditions that you were taught, either by an oral statement or by a letter of ours.<<
Yeah, I’m sure they just forgot to inform us of the ascension of Mary and Jesus forgot to tell us that Mary was the alternative way to “go to the Father”. Then there are the differences before and after Vatican II.
>> You don't to make it all up as you go along.<<
That’s right, and would be the reason I insist everything be proven in scripture unlike the RCC which “makes things up as they go along”.
Mark, just remember, according to the RM: False claims, ridicule, spitwads and so on are to be expected in the town square format of “open” Religion Forum threads.
QED
The others are the ones to whom Paul addressed his letters (from which I excerpted). Paul and the Apostles had the authority to teach and to quantify the Faith (as did those to whom they appointed as successors). Individual presbyters and deacons do not.
That’s right, and would be the reason I insist everything be proven in scripture unlike the RCC which “makes things up as they go along”.
Where does it say that Scripture is the only source of belief? NT Scripture did not even start getting written down until a generation after the Ascension of Jesus. What do you think that the Church relied on until the Canon of Scripture was approved? Flash cards?