BreadOfLife
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WHO said anything about having authority in themselves??The Apostles don't have authority in themselves; they do not hold an office of authority. Just as Jesus was sent to speak the words given to him by the Father, The apostles are sent to speak the words Jesus gave them. The Holy Scriptures are the faithful record of what they said and therefore, we look to the scriptures, not a pope or a Bishop or a priest or anyone else for information concerning faith and practice.
They have the God-given Authority of Christ (Matt. 16:18-19, Matt. 18:15-18, Luke 10:16, John 16:12-15, John 20:21-23).
And if you think they don't have an office of Authority - then you DON'T know your Bible. What do you think the Council of Jerusalem was about in Acts 15??
What do you think Paul was talking about in 2 Thess 2:15??
Then you're NOT paying attention.Once again you argue from the scriptures, which defeats your entire argument that men, not the scriptures have authority.
I stated what the Church AND Scripture have taught for two thousand years. Scripture IS authoritative.
It is not our ONLY Authority as YOU claim. The Scriptures themselves tell us this much as I showed you in post #357.
YOU are a perfect example of who Jesus warned about in Luke 10:16:
Luke 10:16
"Whoever listens to YOU listens to ME. Whoever rejects YOU rejects ME. And whoever rejects ME rejects the ONE who sent ME."
Good luck with that . . .
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