[hosepipe]

[.. As I postulated earlier, it seems that almost all of our differences really come down to that one interpretation[apostolic succession]. ..]

Apostolic succession seems to me is to defeat the purpose of having apostles... and worse to deny and make obsolete the Holy Spirits ministry of selecting and appointing them..

IF SO, and I believe it is, then the concept(apostolic succession) is devilish in nature, Satanic in origin and evil in demeanor.. Only a cult could be addicted to it.. or other cults enabling it..

[Forest Keeper]

Apostolic succession seems to me to defeat the purpose of having apostles... and worse to deny and make obsolete the Holy Spirit's ministry of selecting and appointing them..

Yes, I fully agree. We need only to look at what the claimed successors teach now, versus what we know the Apostles taught then in scripture.