@realKlemens@JennyWakefiel12 And purgatory isn’t a place: it’s a final sanctification process. As scripture says nothing impure can enter heaven. So believers who die before being perfectly sanctified in this world must go through a final stage of sanctification. That process is purgatory.
@FitFoxx@kingofthehood89 Peter was once married but it’s unknown if he was stilled when he was called to follow Jesus for 3 years. Are you suggesting he abandoned his family?
unmarried priests is a discipline instituted in the western church. Eastern Catholic priests can marry. There’s no conflict.
@needGod_net “If you love me, keep my command” - Jesus said. Don’t be like Ryan teaching people they can obtain salvation without loving Christ by keeping his commandments.
@AL_J82@gavinortlund Titus 2:15
“15 These things speak, and exhort, and rebuke with all authority. Let no man despise thee.”
Question: Does Titus have authority over the elders he appointed? If he does then the 3 roles aren’t interchangeable and aren’t the same office - except a small house church
@TheWatchmanHQ@MikeWingerii If that’s true then pastor/elder/bishop are not interchangeable as Wes/Mike claims. There can be an overlap but clearly not the same interchangeable roles. If I start my own church, yes, I can serve all 3 roles but that’s not the model we see with Paul and Titus.
@TheWatchmanHQ@MikeWingerii The claim was that pastor, elder, bishop are the same thing: if that’s true, since Titus is a bishop and he’s tasked with appointing new elders you shouldn’t expert any difference in authority but scripture makes it clear he did have authority over the people he appoints.
@TheWatchmanHQ@MikeWingerii Titus 2:15
“15 These things speak, and exhort, and rebuke with all authority. Let no man despise thee.”
Question: Does Titus have authority over the elders he appointed?
@needGod_net@SeanNea71990714 But you aren’t infallible so your interpretation can be wrong. How do you know you have the correct interpretation, as the author intended?
What you are proposing is circular reasoning.
@needGod_net@EliteWarrior26 What’s the consequence if a Christian chooses not to do those works?
What if a Christian chooses to partake in the works of the flesh Paul talks about in Gal 5:19–21?
@needGod_net Why should Christians do those things? Afterall it’s not required for salvation as our salvation is already secured when we believed. It’s nice to do those things but if we don’t, that’s ok too. we can even partake in works of the flesh as Paul warns us about in Gal 5:19–21. T/F?
@_BrettRyanMusic@ManassehRJones@Trent_Horn@_BrettRyanMusic it’s interesting you responded to me and then block me.
Regardless, what you are saying makes no sense. If Paul’s oral traditions were already contained in scripture there will be no reason for him to tell them to hold on to it.