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It's ONE Church (not Catholic or Protestant) consisting of truly regenerate believers (those who have had a change of nature through the New Birth).

My vote is that it is the Holy Spirit Who is the true Author of Hebrews :)

Yes the Church is the Church as long as it abides in the teaching of the Prophets and Apostles. And they continued stedfastly in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers. (Act 2:42) And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded unto them in...

Here is how I would word it...

Exactly, and what you quoted of mine would be my reply to you..,. "Who says the authority comes from Jesus? IOW, We know that because....?" (answer: because of Scripture)

Thank you, once again confirming the authority of Scripture :)

Matthew 3:9 (KJV) And think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.

Fine, I'll stick with the witnesses that actually saw and heard Jesus even for 40 days after His resurrection (as well as the abiding Holy Spirit, Who 44 years ago has changed this spiritual derelict into one who worships the true God, and continues to do so).... That which was from the...

Which witnesses? James, Peter, Paul? etc. Then we are back at Scripture as that authority. Or which witnesses?

Who says the authority comes from Jesus? IOW, We know that because....?

Resorting to Scripture to claim Church authority?...nope, no-can-do.

tis tsk, purr-haps you 2 kan bee a pateRon saint of some Eyeland. :p

ouch! (watch your neck)

I fail to see that in Scripture or am I to blindly believe some church (any church, trumps Scripture?)... John 1:12-13 (KJV) But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name: Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the...

OK. So no Bishop, no Church?

Is there salvation outside the Catholic Church? Define the Catholic Church. ;)

We'll just have to agree to disagree agreeably on this one, seeing it isn't a salvific issue.

So, according to your strange view, there is a contradiction.... Deuteronomy 18:20-22 NKJV [20] But the prophet who presumes to speak a word in My name, which I have not commanded him to speak, or who speaks in the name of other gods, that prophet shall die.' [21] And if you say in your heart...

IOW, Nathan was not speaking prophetically. It's really not rocket science.

He gave David his advice, He never said anything akin to 'thus saith the Lord...Compare... 2 Samuel 12:7-12 (KJV) And Nathan said to David, Thou art the man. Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, I anointed thee king over Israel, and I delivered thee out of the hand of Saul; And I gave thee thy...