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Bishop and Overseer are interchangeable even today. The role of Bishop today is Overseer in the Diocese. The word "Pastor" is not a Biblical term. As to your second question - WERE the Apostles Bishops, Pastors and Prophets? Yes, they were Bishops and Prophets. As I stated before - "Pastor"...

NONSENSE. First of all - the replacement for Judas had to be a disciple who was with them from the beginning because he was replacing one of the original Twelve. After that, it wasn't required that a Bishop be there from the beginning. Paul wasn't there from the beginning - yet he was called...

WRONG. Read my last post #86. You can whine ALL day long about the word "office" in Acts 1:20 - but the Greek word used here is "Episkopay" (Bishopric). There is nothing you can do about that . . .

I highlight words i RED only to emphasize the point I am addressing. I never said that YOU highlighted them . . . As for Acts 1:20 - yes, it IS a quote from Psalm 109, which is a prophecy about Judas. The word in Hebrew (pek-ood-daw') means "office". However, the word used in Greek here in...

Absolutely false. Acts 19:1-7 While Apollos was at Corinth, Paul passed through the upper country and came to Ephesus. There he found some disciples. And he said to them, "Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?" And they said, "No, we have never even heard that there is a Holy...

And YOU forget that Acts 1:20 is talking about the office of BISHOP (Episkopay) - "Let another take his BISHOPRIC". The office of Bishop did NOT require that the person needed to have accompanied the apostles or witnessed the Resurrection. Apostolic succession includes all of the BISHOPS...

Oh, and the Protestant sects NEVER do that. Clean up your own back yard before you go around pointing fingers . . .

The Catholic Church doesn't "charge" for forgiving sins. Who told you this nonsense? God DOES, however, hate lies and banishes liars from His kingdom (Rev. 21:8. Rev. 22:15). Good luck with that . . .

MY mistake. It was @Enoch111 who made this claim. I was debating with several people at once and conflated your posts with his . . .

WRONG. A little hermeneutical rule: When Christ addresses the crowds - He is addressing ALL of us. when He instructs His inner circle - He is addressing the LEADERS of His Church. Christ did NOT give this power to the crowds but ONLY to the leaders of His Church in the Upper room - His...

Why would you ask the question in RED?? WHEN did I ever say that?? The office of Apostle was a successive one. We see this in Acts 1:210 when they gathered to choose a successor for Judas: Acts 1:20 “For it is written in the Book of Psalms, “‘May his camp become desolate, and let there be no...

Actually - I destroyed your response in post #51 because you were performing your Scriptural acrobatics instead of addressing what happened in the Upper Room. I have asked TWO specific questions that you keep running from: What did Jesus mean when He told this to the Apostles (John 20:21-23)...

In other words - you can't answer the question. That's what I thought. You presented more Scriptural acrobatics that did nothing in the way of actually addressing the issue. And NOBODY said that the Apostles were doing this "without" the Holy Spirit. Jesus breathed on them and gave them the...

Tell me - what is meant by the following passage of Scripture? John 20:21-23 Jesus said to them again, "Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send YOU ." And when he had said this, he BREATHED on them and said to them, "Receive the holy Spirit. Whose sins YOU FORGIVE are forgiven...

I guess you're referring to your post #37, where you stated: This doesn't address what Jesus told the Apostles in the Upper room in John 20:21-23. In John 20:21-23, Jesus (who is God) breathes on the Apostles as he is giving them this power: Jesus said to them again, "Peace be with you. As...

You completely misunderstand Matt. 18:15-18. Verse 17 clearly states: If they still refuse to listen, tell it to the church; and if they refuse to listen even to the church, treat them as you would a pagan or a tax collector. So, tell me - WHO in the Church is this referring to? Verse 16 tells...

THANK YOU for admitting that you are in denial. That is precisely my point. And why you are making this a "Roman Catholic" issue only shows your desperation. This isn't a "Catholic" issue at all but a plainly evident Scriptural truth. Jesus absolutely rebuked Thomas - and your admission that...

WRONG. You can bark ALL you want about this being a "corruption" of the text - but the Greek word used in James 5:16 (ham-ar-tee'-ah) is the SAME word used in John 20:23, where Jesus gives the Apostles the power to forgive SINS (ham-ar-tee'-ah). Why has NOBODY addressed @Mungo's Biblical proof...

Yes, Peter and Thomas were both Apostles - and that's where the similarities end. - Peter denied that he knew Christ - in his cowardice. - Thomas refused to believe unless he got to stick his fingers in His wounds - in his obstinacy. - Jesus never rebuked Peter for what he did. He actually...

Once again - you've turned this topic into just another idiotic anti-Catholic rant with ZERO Biblical proof for your claims about Tomas. He screwed up and was exposed by Jesus - THEN he saw the light. It could happen to anybody . . .