” Nowhere does God give the command for the creation of the threefold division of the apostolic office as bishop, presbyter and deacon. This is something that the early church did of its own authority given to it by Jesus. The New Testament only records this, it does not command it. This is a witness that the church indeed does posses an authority outside of Scripture, an authority that Scripture recognizes and records.
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Again, we will disagree Petrosius.
The Apostle Paul, under the inspiration of Scripture, tells the Church to appoint elders and deacons and specifies the criteria for doing so.
You can say God doesn’t command it. Scripture is given by inspiration from God as men are moved by the Holy Spirit.
There is nothing to say the church took it on itself to do this.
Best.
Under the inspiration of God, yes, not of the Scriptures. Nowhere in Scriptures is a command given to the Apostles to divide there office into the three of bishop, presbyter and deacon. This they did no their own authority.
You can say God doesn’t command it. Scripture is given by inspiration from God as men are moved by the Holy Spirit.
As I said before, there is not command in Scripture given to the Apostles. They did this exercising the authority given to them by Jesus.
There is nothing to say the church took it on itself to do this.
Except the record in the Scriptures that they did this by their own authority.