RC and EO Hierarchy

[thessalonian]

I do sit here wondering in reflecting on this thread where in the Bible is the tickle me elmo theory of authority selection. I can think of one passage. I don't see one passage in the Bible that says the people choose their leaders as so often happens in Protestant Churches, including Baptist or they vote on their leaders. I see leaders choosing leaders everywhere you look in scripture. Oh wait, people did choose to follow Korah and Dathan. : There is no verse in the Bible that says your to go from church to church until you get the urge to scratch the inside of your ear drum.

 

[thessalonian]

Hmmmmmm. From a Bible Alone extremist position the selection of leaders by leaders forces some sort of succession it seems to me. But it is problematic if all the leaders get killed. There is no means of secelecting leaders if there are none from a Bible alone perspective it seems to me. This is interesting and perhaps deserves another thread later.

 

[Imagican]

Ok, instead of letting it get any nastier, why don't you two, (Thess and OC), just answer the question instead of 'talking around it'? That would have allowed this issue to be brought out and faced instead of 'going round, and round, and round,,,

You don't want to answer the question for a reason, WHY?

And I believe that Jason is the ONLY one that IS staying 'on topic'. You two seem to want to 'move on' without answering his original question.

Come on guys, don't be scared, answer the question.

 

[Orthodox Christian]

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[JM]

Ok, I understand why you won't answer the question and it's the same reason I never enter St. Nektarios. Thanks for the word play James, it's always interesting.

JM

 

[Orthodox Christian]

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[JM]

Thanks again OC...

Unless one accepts the circularity of the traditional church argument:

Q: How do you know your interpretation of tradition is correct?

A: Tradition proves it.

Q: How is Tradition the authority?

A: Tradition proves it.

Q: How do you know you have the right Tradition?

A: Tradition proves it.

;-)

 

[JM]

Where do the RC and EO receive authority from?

As you can see, this thread has been hijacked.

Ignoring the op to ask your own questions is rude. I ask those who do not wish to answer the op, please for the sake of peace, refrain from posting in this thread.

Thank you,

JM

 

[Orthodox Christian]

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[Vic C.]

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Is this a question you'll answer? Or can we stay on topic? I'd prefer the latter.

I perfer a question to the op, this thread has been hijacked by red herrings.

There is a time and place for most everything, including hijacking a thread; this is not a good time for that.

Now I will temporary lock the thread so I can clean it up. BRB

 

[JM]

OC reminded me about this thread so I thought I'd ask the question once again, maybe we can get an answer?

Where do the RC and EO hierarchy recieve authority from?

Please, don't be a rude and hijack the thread again. Just give an answer, thank you.

 

[JM]

For Thess,

How do you know your Bishop has apostolic succession and how do you know apostolic succession is a valid form of authority? Who told you?


JM

 

[Solo]

Where do the RC and EO receive authority from?

See how off topic these trad's can get?

You will not get an answer to your question because their is no unity between the RC, EO, and Body of Christ. :-D

 

[thessalonian]

For Thess,

How do you know your Bishop has apostolic succession and how do you know apostolic succession is a valid form of authority? Who told you?


JM

John 10
[3] To him the gatekeeper opens; the sheep hear his voice, and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.





[27] My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me;

The Shepherd :-D

 

[Orthodox Christian]

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[thessalonian]

Where do the RC and EO receive authority from?

See how off topic these trad's can get?

You will not get an answer to your question because their is no unity between the RC, EO, and Body of Christ. :-D

Did I forget to supply the peanut gallery with peanuts. How's it coming unifying all Protestants on the oneness threads? I see your having no success. It would seem your confusing division with unity. As many theologies as there are heads is not unity.

 

[Orthodox Christian]

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[thessalonian]

Since in the Bible there are no leaders who are not chosen by a leader who was chosen by an apostle, it would seem that from a Bible Alone standpoint one must accept some form of Apostolic succession. Self appointed leaders would seem to be theives and marauders. Better yet, wolves. There is not one instance in scripture where someone decides "I'm going to be a leader and start a Church in this town". Yet it happens all the time in modern "christianity". Protestantism.

 

[Solo]

There's your answers to your initial quetion of the topic, JM. Now that you are back on topic, I'll be heading off to bigger and better things. Holler if you need another perspective from a believer in the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ with no threads attached. :D

 

[thessalonian]

There's your answers to your initial quetion of the topic, JM. Now that you are back on topic, I'll be heading off to bigger and better things. Holler if you need another perspective from a believer in the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ with no threads attached. :D

Thanks for stopping in and enlightening us with your abundant wisdom Solo. :o. You have born false witness on this thead however. "They won't answer". Do you have some problem with the answer I gave? Is there something wrong with John 10?