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To: vladimir998

“The Holy Spirit disagrees with you.”

God prophesied that Judas place would be filled. It was.

That’s it partner. Done.


12 posted on 06/12/2015 4:29:13 PM PDT by aMorePerfectUnion ( "Forward lies the crown, and onward is the goal.")
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To: aMorePerfectUnion

“That’s it partner. Done.”

Nope. More men were chosen and made bishops. That’s Apostolic Succession.

That’s why the Protestant J. N. D. Kelly, wrote the following:

“Unlike the alleged secret tradition of the Gnostics, it was entirely public and open, having been entrusted by the apostles to their successors, and by these in turn to those who followed them, and was visible in the Church for all who cared to look for it.” (Early Christian Doctrines, 37)

In 1 Timothy 1:6 and 4:14, Paul tells Timothy that the office of bishop was conferred on him through the laying on of hands. In 1 Timothy 5:22 Paul tells Timothy not to be too quick in handing on this authority to others. In Titus Paul describes the apostolic authority Titus had received. (Titus 1:9; 2:5,15)


16 posted on 06/12/2015 5:14:36 PM PDT by vladimir998
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To: aMorePerfectUnion
God prophesied that Judas place would be filled. It was.

That’s it partner. Done.

A major misunderstanding of the role of Scripture here. Acts is not prophesying but recording what the early church did of its own authority given to it by Jesus Christ.

23 posted on 06/12/2015 6:11:02 PM PDT by Petrosius
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