To: Salvation; ealgeone; daniel1212
The Gospel is proclaimed by an ordained deacon or priest. The first martyr of the church was Stephen who was a lay person and was martyred for proclaiming the gospel.
86 posted on
11/20/2017 3:26:56 AM PST by
HarleyD
("There are very few shades of grey."-Dr. Eckleburg)
To: HarleyD
The first martyr of the church was Stephen who was a lay person and was martyred for proclaiming the gospel. But he was a deacon, and not in a church service. However, as explained, there were no ordained Catholic priests and no Catholic Mass in the NT church, while Acts 8:4 says all the church went preaching the word. Praise God.
87 posted on
11/20/2017 5:41:15 AM PST by
daniel1212
(Trust the risen Lord Jesus to save you as a damned and destitute sinner + be baptized + follow Him)
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