Posted on 01/01/2012 3:02:56 PM PST by rzman21
“Some Protestants say that Christ did not distinguish anyone in His church, and that all the members are the same, and that there is no need for separating special persons as ministers. This is utterly wrong, because of the following reasons: (1) Christ set apart special persons as Apostles, and spent a whole night before choosing them. “
Within a special caucus thread, are you supposed to tear down the beliefs of other Christians?
“The “caucus” article and posts must not compare beliefs or speak in behalf of a belief outside the caucus”
From the Religion Moderator’s page... fyi
We have Ethiopian Orthodox Tehwahedo here in the Charlotte area. Also Eritrean Roman Catholics. It’s a big ol’ world out there, full of people with cool clothes.
The Ethiopian Orthodox Tehwahedo Faith and Order
That’s a new one. So much for unity in the Catholic church.
Working on that 30,000 rites, eh?
aka Assumed, made up, no scriptural evidence.
>> The Bible appointed certain conditions which should be observed when choosing the bishops, and other conditions when choosing the deacons.<<
And Catholic priests and bishops don’t qualify.
>> And according to the power given to them by the Lord those Apostles appointed bishops, priests<<
Name one priest they appointed and give the scripture.
First, get rid of the Catholic/Orthodox caucus tag. Second,let the Catholic bashing begin.
“This is utterly wrong, because of the following reasons: (1) Christ set apart special persons as Apostles, and spent a whole night before choosing them. “And it came to pass in those days, that He went out into a mountain to pray, and continued all nigh in prayer to God. And when it was day He called unto Him His disciples: and of them He chose twelve whom also He named Apostles.” (Luke 6:12, 13)”
The absurdity of this statement is evidenced by the facts; Judas Iscariot was one of the original 12; Thomas was not present when Jesus breathed on those present and gave them the Holy Spirit; Matthias was chosen by a roll of the dice; after Stephen’s martyrdom the scattered church “went every where preaching the word”; “For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also [is] Christ. For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether [we be] Jews or Gentiles, whether [we be] bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit. For the body is not one member, but many.”
The Ethiopian Orthodox Church isn’t part of the Catholic Church.
But it is one of the oldest Churches in all of Christendom, and unlike other Christian Churches it converted from Judaism to Christianity.
It split with the Catholic world in 451 A.D. after rejecting the Council of Chalcedon’s decree that Jesus had two natures.
Plus, Ethiopia was independent of Rome and converted to Christianity at a time when the Roman state was persecuting Catholics.
It’s teachings on 95 percent all matters of faith are identical to that of the Roman Catholics save for the papacy.
Christ appointed these priests and they contributed to the Scripture — some in huge ways, some in small ways;
Peter, Andres, John, James, Matthew, Simon, Thomas, Jude; Phillip, James the Less, Bartholomew, Matthias who replaced Judas Iscariot.
And if you want to count Paul you can too.
My apartment outside of D.C. is largely made up of Ethiopians.
I am fascinated by the fact their rites developed out of their indigenous form of Judaism, which claimed to have been brought by the Queen of Sheba from Solomon’s Jerusalem.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_x4zXg2aOSc
Just because someone might disagree with the Catholic Doctrine does not mean that the Catholic Caucus tag needs to be removed.
I believe this was requested and done in error. (Judith Anne talking through me! LOL!)
Eusebius’s Ecclesiastical History shows the development and growth of the Church from the time of Acts to the 4th century.
http://www.newadvent.org/fathers/250102.htm
The egalitarian Christianity of the Radical “Reformation” didn’t exist.
Did not Paul ordain Timothy a priest too?
That statement was totally Biblical and totally Catholic.
Please, I request the resotration of the Caucus label.
Priests? Christ appointed them priests? Would you please provide the scripture where He did that?
**aka Assumed, made up, no scriptural evidence.**
Are you trying to read the mind of the author now?
Please provide the scripture that proves that. Specific book, chapter and verse/verses.
Nope, simply stating there is no scriptural proof of that statement thus had to have been made up or a belief injected.
It’s quoted above.
I asked you for the question. Please answer it.
You, I think, know it is true as I do.
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