Paul instructs him to act with all authority.
That's right ALL authority. NO POPE. Each pastor has all authority over his flock.
You don't really believe this. If you did you might become Orthodox or Anglican.
But you believe that the Holy Spirit gives you an understanding that makes you the authority over your pastor.
SD
When I was still a RC I remember Cardinal Cushing saying the Rosary. He could mumble his way through the whole thing in mere seconds. The fact that there was no time for any human to meditate at that speed is meaningless to you isn't it?
Reggie, you don't get it. It is not the words one is meditating on. Not at all.
SD
Why. The Orthodox grew out of the mess with Constantine. The Latin rite schismed off of them. Given the error inherent in both, following Paul's instruction would lead one to follow neither, much less the Anglicans who act pretty much the same. Paul, contrary to your notions about popular sects, did not preach that one should follow a name - he preached that one should follow the message of Christ. Paul chastised people for saying 'I am of Paul' or 'I am of James' and the like - because the name meant nothing. The name didn't save them. The message is what got them. Leave it to you to turn the tables and say the name is the important thing. Prove the message. I know you can't; but, that is the guiding factor.
'Where shall we go. You have the words of life.' Sound familiar? I'll tell you like I told someone else on here the other night and got Reggie's nose bent out of shape. It ain't about the name over the door - it's about the message from the pulpit. If the message is false, then the name over the door will be the spiritual epitaph.