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To: RnMomof7

Of course, some have to see the early Church looking like the cornucopia of beliefs in “independent” churches today.

St. Paul would have none of that. Both Holy Scripture and history testify against it.

Whatever you or another see as doctrine, the canon, whatever, it really all comes down to authority.

Either Christ established His Church with a hierarchy and authority as we see in Holy Scripture and continuing throughout history thereafter; or, He left it up to each individual’s authority - which we do not see in Scripture or anywhere in Christianity - until modern times.


2,325 posted on 12/03/2011 4:47:24 PM PST by D-fendr (Deus non alligatur sacramentis sed nos alligamur.)
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To: D-fendr

How do you know that YOUR doctrine IS the Nt church doctrine??


2,327 posted on 12/03/2011 4:52:38 PM PST by RnMomof7
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