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To: narses
So anyone can claim ‘apostolic authority’ in your view? And anyone who does can ‘call out’ a ‘church’?

Nope, only those who are called to be pastors, either by a church already assembled, or by others who are already pastors who are involved in ordaining them, as directed by the Holy Spirit.

I suspect your main problem with what I'm saying is that it presupposes that pastors can be ordained with spiritual authority, while yet not being part of the Roman Catholic hierarchy?

Yes, Paul and other apostles went around, ordaining men to be pastors. These men (Titus, for example), ordained men as well. But we see nothing that demands that those ordained derive their authority from the stamp of approval of the Catholic system.

37 posted on 10/25/2009 11:30:53 AM PDT by Titus Quinctius Cincinnatus (There are only two REAL conservatives in America - myself, and my chosen Presidential candidate)
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To: Titus Quinctius Cincinnatus

That authority you decry simply holds the truths given by God to His Church.

Simple checks - where divorce and remarriage is allowed, is God’s law being followed?

Where sex outside of marriage is allowed or even celebrated is God’s law being followed?

Where contraception is allowed or even promoted, is God’s law being followed?


41 posted on 10/25/2009 11:34:05 AM PDT by narses ("These are the days when the Christian is expected to praise every creed except his own.")
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