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To: annalex

“Sure it does. I don’t know how the power of priests can be more clearly explained than by the verses I showed you.”

Those verses show Jesus sending out 72 as missionaries to spread the gospel, not granting them any specific power. Heal the sick in verse 9 means, spread the word to non believers, because Jesus says “heal the sick ( unbelievers) who are there, and tell them, the Kingdom of God is near”

Jesus DID not say I am giving you some elevated status over other people. It was missionary work, as we all are required to do.

“Because Christ offered the sacrifice at the hill of Golgotha.”

Yes, that was in the past, one sacrifice, one time, once for all. Not every Sunday.

The scriptures you cited do not create a priesthood, nor do they establish a church. The one true church is the body of believers, not an organization.
We are all priests Revelation 1:6

“But your church has included in that it’s church tradition that is by definition, not found in the gospel .”

“Sorry, I can’t parse that. What is not found in the Gospel?”

Your church has made it’s church tradition not found in the gospel ( ex. a sinless Mary, purgatory, etc, etc ) equal in authority to scripture, and then condemns people for not believing it, as in Gal. 1


246 posted on 06/27/2009 8:35:47 AM PDT by Veeram ("Any fool (Liberal) can criticize, condemn and complain and most fools do." ---Benjamin Franklin)
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To: Veeram

The sending the Church forth is not limited to the sending of the Seventy Two, and the verses from John I gave you in #207 are not from that episode. The principle that when one sees and hears a priest he sees and hears Christ is not restricted to the Seventy Two, nor is it restricted to the proclamation of the Gospel: the power is also given to forgive sins (John 20:23), and as you yourself mention, to heal the sick. But most importantly it is the power to consecrate and offer the sacrifice of the Mass, as is clear from te command “do this” in Luke 22:19.

Regarding whether or not the sacrifice of the Mass occurred once at the Last Supper, — as you seem to think, — every Sunday or, properly, every time a valid Mass is said, is answered in 1 Cor. 11:26, the verse I also gave you in #207.

You should read the scripture every know and then, and not just listen to Protestant spin about it.


247 posted on 06/27/2009 2:25:28 PM PDT by annalex (http://www.catecheticsonline.com/CatenaAurea.php)
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