Mark 6:12-13 "So they went out and preached that men should repent. And they cast out many demons, and anointed with oil many that were sick and healed them."
There is Protestants/Fundamentalist ministry in both of these areas.
Importance of the Pope-
Matthew 16:18-19 "And I tell you, you are Peter and on this rock I will build my church, and the powers of death shall not prevail against it. I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth shall be bound to heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven."
Even if it was granted that Peter and the other apostles had this kind of establishing ministry, why presume that this authority survived the Apostolic age ?
Think of it this way.
The Scriptures say that JESUS is the chief cornerstone of the Church ... and that the Apostles are the foundation.
When you build a house (building), you complete the foundation before you begin to build any of the rest of the building.
If the Apostles ministry was foundational, and the Church was built upon that ministry ... is there any further need for any foundational ministry ?
Is it even appropriate to continue work on the foundation ... after beginning to build the main part of the structure ?
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