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To: xzins

***That was a grammar comment, dude.***

Fine. Would you mind actually addressing this question of mine now?

"Seeing that I have observed on this forum that you are a UMC pastor, does not the UMC claim to have an apostolic succession and does your denomination practice the laying on of hand in the ordaination of your elders (pastors, Bishops, etc)?"

Thanks,
Christian.


50 posted on 01/23/2005 4:30:50 PM PST by thePilgrim
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To: thePilgrim

Yes and NO on the first....depends on what you mean.

And "Yes" we practice laying on of hands at ordination.

The Methodist lineage is through anglican to celtic to early church.

The geneological lineage is no more important than is the theological lineage.....without being in the theological lineage of the first church one could lay on a gazillion hands and it would simply be a powerless (pointless) ceremony.


51 posted on 01/23/2005 4:35:54 PM PST by xzins (Retired Army Chaplain and Proud of It!)
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