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The Establishment and Authority of the Church
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* Denotes a verse that is used in opposition to Catholic teaching
The Establishment and Authority of the Church
Matthew 16:18 - Jesus established and protects His Church
Matthew 28:20 - Jesus promises to be with His Church always
John 16:13 - The Holy Spirit guides the Church into all truth
Eph 3:10 -The Wisdom of God may come through the Church:
That the manifold wisdom of God may be made known to the principalities
and powers in heavenly places through the church, (Not just the Bible)
1 Timothy 3:15 - The Church (not the Bible) is the pillar and foundation of
truth
Matthew 18:17 - Tell it to the Church, not the Bible!(The Bible is not the sole
rule of Authority!)
Matthew 18:17 - If someone refuses to listen to the Church cast him out ! 17
If he refuses to listen even to the church...(Notice the use of the word,"even"
in this verse, as if the author would be astounded that a man would not listen
even to the Church!)
Matthew 18:18 - The Bible was not given the sole authority to bind and loose!
Matthew 28:18-20 - The Churches authority is Jesus' authority
1 John 4:6 - Anyone who knows God listens to the Church
Luke 10:16 - He who rejects the Church rejects Christ
Matthew 16:19 - The Church has power to legislate
Acts 15:28 - Decisions of the Church are decisions of the Holy Spirit
Acts 15:6-29 - Apostles and elders settle disputes authoritatively through
councils
Acts 16:4 - People are to observe the decisions of the Apostles and elders
Acts 1:15-26 - The Apostles choose successors (bishops)
Titus 1:5 - Bishops appoint presbyters (priests)
1 Peter 5:5 - Be subject to the elders
Hebrews 13:17 - "Obey your leaders and submit to them"
John 10:16 - The Church must be one
Ephesians 4:4-5 - There is one body, one Lord, one faith and one baptism
Romans 16:17-18 - Avoid those who create dissensions
1 Corinthians 1:10 - There must be no divisions among you
Philippians 2:2 - Be in full accord and of one mind
John 17:20 - Jesus speaks of those who shall come to believe in Him by
hearing men, not the Bible!
John 10:1-10 - We hear Jesus through men who become shepherds of His
sheep because they entered the sheepfold through Jesus, the Gate!
John 17:21 - Jesus prayed that we would be one
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The longstanding error from Protestants is their denial of Christ Established
"Church Authority" claiming that the Bible is all the authority a Christian needs.
Yet we have Scripture here that refutes their claim. In addition, Protestants are
not even obedient to their Authority, the Bible, since the Bible clearly tells them to
obey the Elders of the Church and submit to them! Also, check out The History of
the Roman Catholic Church from Wikipedia
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