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>You purposefully limited your definition of Bishop to elder, Why do you purposefully avoid the word “bishop” if it means the same thing? Too Catholic for you?<

Did you even read my reply before you claimed to be persecuted?

>Episkopos literally translates oversear(look at your concordance).I have no problem with you translating that to Bishop but it is equally valid for some protestant churches to use the term elder.<

>Wikipedia also lists it as Bishop,<

Now their is a great authority on anthing much less Greek to English translations.

>But since we are on the subject, you have neglected to tell me if your church has priets or deacons for that matter, the Bible says it should.<

Is that the same passage that says Bishops “should” be the husband of one wife and have their children in good order?

[rbosque]

You origianally framed the definition of Bishop so as to exclude it’s original and intended title. Does it matter where the definition comes from? The Church used the word Bishop down the centuries until now, you are trying to blur that title.

Bishops ARE priests and priests had families back then as did Peter so I do not understand your point? Priests were needed then as now for the Mass as are deacons.

So I mearly asked you what denomination do you belong to. I never claimed to be “persecuted”, I just asked a simple question but you seem to be stuck on definitions and are avoiding my question.