(Yes...I could have sworn Jesus said...oh, yup...just confirmed in my Bible):
18 Then Jesus came to them and said,
The going, the making disciples, the teaching, the baptizing...all dependent upon the "THEREFORE"...
If Jesus doesn't have every iota of authority, there is NO "therefore"...!!!
And Jesus made it clear that it wasn't a temporary "all authority" status by emphasizing how He's with His disciples "unto the end of the age."
Those who try to usurp Christ's authority are indeed simply that: Usurpers who sabotage and undermine Christ's very authority!
(And don't give us this "delegated" authority crap...Yes, Christ "authorizes" people...and yes, people who are "authorized" by Jesus indeed derive whatever sanction He provides directly from Him...but it's NOT a "delegation" as if He's not on the scene...He's still Lord of the Living on earth as well as in heaven)
Absolutely. You misinterpret the point I wS trying to make. I was ‘t supporting the RCC. I was simply saying the same thing that The Lord had written in His word and that He lives in every believer! -NS