tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1188521836105870276.post6384957814246676723..comments2024-03-22T23:20:26.771-07:00Comments on Steven L Anderson: Baptist Bride Doctrine Debunkedsanderson1611http://www.blogger.com/profile/03716198677406946806noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1188521836105870276.post-66045943749054796992016-11-15T06:11:35.865-08:002016-11-15T06:11:35.865-08:00Hey Pastor. What you wrote doesn't half remind...Hey Pastor. What you wrote doesn't half remind me of "Apostolic Succession" which is a thing in Episcopal churches (e.g. Anglican, Catholic). So like, the Vicar/Reverend/Bishop/Whatever is ordained by one, and that one is ordained by that one, and it goes all the way back to Jesus (allegedly). Except of course that those churches are demonstrably not started at the time of Jesus. Another cult which has "Apostolic Succession" in a form is the Old Apostolic Church in Southern Africa and Europe as they believe their church from the 1900s goes back to Jesus because the Bible mentions Apostles, they call themselves Apostles, how's that for proof! (not to be confused with New Apostolic Reformation in USA, but equally evil and possibly worse)<br /><br />Then again, how does that work with IFB churches? I have questions: <br /><br />1) If a Pastor today was ordained by a Pastor and therefore is a real Pastor, and that Pastor was ordained by a real Pastor, etc etc - how does that work since IFBs don't teach "Apostolic Succession", at some stage was there a time where people weren't able to be ordained? (e.g. the Middle Ages with Inquisitions?)<br /><br />2) Also, how does that work in countries where there are no real Pastors, where they all preach a false gospel and use fake Bible per-versions? Do those countries just remain devoid of any preaching since there's nobody to ordain even a real believer to go preach?<br /><br />I'm not trying to justify looney-bin phoneys like Afshin Yaghtin (aka Fagshin Hachflem) who ordain themselves, but those are 2 valid questions I have.<br /><br />God bless from afar!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com