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In other words, you are forced to dispense with history because none of the ECF were Protestant, especially Clement. Scripture contains history, but the Bible is not a history book. It is impossible to draw up early church history based on the Bible alone. The uninspired writings tell us a lot...

The Apostle James Zebedee (brother of the Apostle St. John) Matthew 4:21; 10:2-3; 17:1; 20:20-23; 26:37 Mark 1:19-20; 1:29; 3:17; 5:37; 9:2; 10:35, 41; 13:3; 14:33 Luke 5:10; ; 8:51; 9:28, 54 Acts 1:13; Acts 12:2 The Apostle James son of Alphaeus Matthew 10:3 Mark 3:18 Luke 6:15 Acts 1:13...

"...misrepresenting the so called authority that Jesus did not even relinquish to the Holy Spirit" This is another bible twisting flaming zinger that has no evidence and not one example. "so called authority" implies Peter and the Apostles had no authority. Jesus relinquishing authority to the...

Like I said before, you don't need nor do you have bishops contrary to the numerous mentions in Scripture. You limit Christ's authority by denying the authority He gives to Peter and the Apostles. "Nonetheless, both have manufactured a non-biblical hierarchy among leadership in the church...

Archaeologists and art restorers using new laser technology have discovered what they believe are the oldest paintings of the faces of Jesus Christ’s Apostles. The images in a branch of the catacombs of St Tecla near St Paul’s Basilica, just outside the walls of ancient Rome, were painted at...

Ark of the Old Covenant Ark of the New Covenant Word in Stone >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Word Made Flesh Jar of Manna >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Bread of Life Rod of Aaron >>>>>>>>>>>>>> High Priest

James, which ever one you like, did not appoint himself as head of the Jerusalem Church. There is nothing in Scripture that grants James the function of universal jurisdiction, his authority was to his own diocese. In Acts 12, James (which ever one you like) was killed with a sword. Peter was...

Christ alone has all authority, and has all authority to give his authority to sinful human beings to baptize and teach. Jesus is the one Mediator BECAUSE He is both God and man. To say we think the pope is a mediator between God and man is another anti-Catholic straw man fallacy. This...

Where do you get this crazy idea we follow Peter? Do you "follow Peter" by reading 1st and 2nd Peter? How many recent declarations from the Chair of Peter are you even aware of??? Try picking on the encyclicals taught in the last 100 years, instead of the same boring rhetorical arguments from...

Matt. 16:18 – in quoting “on this rock,” the Scriptures use the Greek construction “tautee tee” which means on “this” rock; on “this same” rock; or on “this very” rock. “Tautee tee” is a demonstrative construction in Greek, pointing to Peter, the subject of the sentence (and not his confession...

A)This statement assumes that authoritative teaching on faith and morals without the Holy Spirit has occurred. B) It also assumes the Church became a mere human institution after the finalization of the canon of Scripture. (A)&(B) are absurd. The removal of the divine from the institutional...

Not at all. Do you have a problem with the authority that Jesus gave to the Apostles and their successors to teach? Or is that authority to teach conferred upon each indwelt believer with a Bible?

I didn't even scratch the surface. Iconography is a university credit. I didn't post much about it because it is a foreign historical art form. The originals are kept on display in churches, not in museums, and not on the cover of the Rolling Stone. The iconoclasts had support from both inside...

What is that supposed to mean? We follow a visible name of a man as a god??? There is this spiritual sickness going around that claims the Pope said he was God, or that Catholics worship the Pope as God. It's anti-Catholic hard core spiritual pornography. 16 Now the eleven disciples went to...

With avast browser I show up on the board as "epostle1" With the chrome browser I show up as "EPOSTLE." Iforrest was able to merge 2 accounts when the same problem occurred several months back. If possible, replace EPOSTLE with "epostle1". t.y.

REVELATION 12:7-9 There are millions of depictions of St. Michael. I like this one because it's full of life and power. If you look carefully at almost any art of St. M., his sword or spear never penetrates satan, because satan cannot be killed. St. M.'s job is to throw him out of heaven...

Icons have been often described as a method of teaching about theology, Christ’s life and His Saints to the illiterate. In centuries past – and it seems for most of human history – the majority of people could not read or write and so Christian churches were decorated with Biblical images and...

You completely missed the point. "claim" is the wrong word. Paul didn't claim to have primacy either. None of the Apostles "claimed" authority or primacy over bishops. Real spiritual authority must be confered. A priest cannot confer ordination, only a bishop. In most editions of the...

I suppose it's because there were no cameras in the 1st century. I like the depiction too. But I don't think it's Jesus. Jesus never held a net. Some say Peter owned 2 boats, the one he is standing on, and the one in the background. That one must be anchored because there is no one in it and it...