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Which Apostle your church succeeds from? Or if you have a basic knowledge of Apostolic succession churches from around the world?

Obviously Roman Catholic is succeeded from St. Peter.

Eastern Orthodoxy I thought I read is succeeded from St. James, or possibly St. Thomas. I could be wrong ;-). Is Greek Orthodox considered the same?

What about Oriental/Asian Orthodox?

Anglican is considered apostolic as well, but my guess would be apostolic of St. Peter since the split from Rome was due to Henry the VIII. Is that correct?

Thank you!

To find out which apostle a branch of the Orthodox church is from you have to go by the Patriarch of the various branches of Orthodoxy. For example the ecumenical patriarch is descended from Saint Andrew.

http://www.ec-patr.org/list/index.php?lang=en

And the Antiochian patriarch also claims descent from St. Peter as well.

http://web.archive.org/web/20040209135915/http://www.antiochian.org/Patriarchate/patriarchs.htm

Bear in mind that in researching this you will find difference of opinion/view/history/doctrine right around the various schisms.

2009-06-06 12:56:57 by By Grace & Gifts

This is the pipe organ at the historic Saint James Roman Catholic Church in Louisville, KY being played at the end of a wedding on August 1st ...

would you like to read about the Catholic Church?
Acts of Apostles, Chapter 8, Chapter 9, Chapter 11, Chapter 12, Chapter 14 and 15, Chapter 18, Chapter 19, Chapter 20. The letters to the Romans, 1 Corinthians, 2 Corinthians, Letters to the Galatians, Letters to the Ephesians, Letters to Philippians, Letters to the Colossians, Letters to the Thessalonians, Second Letter to the Thessalonians, First letter to Timothy, Second Letter to Timothy, First Letter to Titus, First Letter to Philemon, The Letter to the Hebrews, The Book of James and in this book it will start to use the word Catholic. First Letter of St. Peter, Second Letter to St.Peter, First letter to John, Second Letter to John, First Letter of Jude, The book of Revelation.
Who wants to see the Punishment for turning away from God?
A reading the Letters to the Hebrews, "Penalties of Disobedience. Strive for Peace with all men, and for that holiness without which no one can see the Lord. See to it that no man falls away from the grace of God; that no bitter root springs up through which many may be come defiled; that there be among you no fornicatior or godless person like Esau, who sold his birthright for a meal. You know that afterward he wanted to inherit his father's blessing, but he was rejected because he had no opportunity to after his choice, even though he sought the blessing with tears. You have not drawn near to an untouchable mountain and a blazing fire, nor gloomy darkness and storm and trumpet blast, nor a voice speaking words such that those who begged that they be not addressed to them, for they could not bear to hear the command: 'If even an animal touches the mountain, it must be stoned to death.' Indeed, so fearful was the spectacle that Moses said, 'I am terrified and trembling.' No, you have drawn near to Mount Zion and the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, to myriads of angels in festal gathering, to the assembly of the first born enrolled in the spirits of just men made perfect to Jesus, the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood which speaks more eloquently than that of Abel. Do not refuse to hear him who speaks. For if the Israelites did not escape punishment when they refused to listen as God spoke to them on earth, how much greater punishment will be ours if we turn away from him who speaks from heaven!' And that 'once more' shows that shaken, created things will pass away, so that only what is unshaken may remain. Wherefore, we who are recieving the unshakeable kingdom should hold fast to God's grace, through which we may offer worship acceptable to him in reverence and awe. For our God is a consuming fire."

Where is the new covenant from God? Which most of us are breaking and then our punishment will be like of our ancestors who broke the first covenant.
maybe if you knew ancient Greek you would know Catholic means universal and universal means the world. It says world a bunch of times in the books and letters I have given you.
Well let me say this, if it wasn't for us Catholics; you wouldn't be here, you wouldn't have bibles to read; because Martin Luther used our bible as a blue print to write his own; but he took 7 of books that would help the world out. You wouldn't have schools, colleges, doctors, banks, money, laws, libaries; hope I spelled that right, and everything in America; oh you wouldn't have America.
G-man; this is just for you. all the other people are very ignorant this morning. G-man; do you believe Jesus is the Lord; the Christ; God Himself? email me with answer and then I will help you get in touch with the Catholic Church in your area so you can be baptized and receive all the sacraments and so you will be home in Rome and safe from the world.
I told you were to find it; but did you? no because of ignorance you all have. you do not know what it takes to form a complete conscience; first step is to listen and to learn other information that is the truth. but your type of ignorance is that you are capable of possessing knowledge, but you don't. take some sociology or the study of the mind classes and you will find out a lot about you all.
catholic = καθολικός
katholikos

oh if you need a place to find it; try the original greek bible, made after the Hebrew Bible.
καθολικός βλέπε άρθρο μόνο ακριβής εκκλησία καμωμένος παρά Χριστός ο
Catholics are the only true church made by Christ.

well i am not a Protestant and not even a Christian
but i do read a lot about the Catholic Church
i like the Catholic Church, and to read about it.

2009-01-23 06:09:26 by eusebiusjerome

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Pope Gregory had sent delegates to the Christian
Celts: "'Acknowledge the authority of the Bishop of Rome.' These are the first words of the Papacy to the ancient Christians of Britain. They meekly replied: 'The only submission we can render him is that which we owe to every Christian.'" (Merle D' Aubigne, History of the Reformation, Book XVII, chap. 2.) "'But as for further obedience, we know of none that he, whom you term the Pope, or Bishop of Bishops, can claim or demand." (Early British History, G. H. Whalley, Esq., M. P., p.17 London: 1860; see also Variation of Popery, Rev. Samuel Edger, D. D., pp. 180-183. New York: 1849)

"The monks sent to England [in 596 A.D.] by Pope Gregory the Great soon came to see that the Celtic Church differed from theirs in many respects…Augustine himself [a Benedictine abbot]…held several conferences with the Christian Celts in order to accomplish the difficult task of their subjugation [submission] to Roman authority…The Celts permitted their priests to marry, the Romans forbade it. The Celts used a different mode of baptism [i.e., true baptism: immersion] from that of the Romans…The Celts held their own councils and enacted their own laws, independent of Rome. The Celts used a Latin Bible [i.e., the Itala] unlike the [Roman Catholic's Latin] Vulgate, and kept Saturday as a day of rest.” (A.C. Flick, The Rise of Medieval Church, p.236-327)

"It seems to have been customary in the Celtic churches of early times, in Ireland as well as Scotland, to keep Saturday, the Jewish Sabbath, as a day of rest from labor. They obeyed the fourth commandment literally upon the seventh day of the week." (James C. Moffatt, D. D.,The Church in Scotland, Philadelphia: 1882, p.140)

"In this latter instance they seemed to have followed a custom of which we find traces in the early monastic church of Ireland by which they held Saturday to be the Sabbath on which they rested from all their labours." (W.T. Skene, Adamnan Life of St. Columba, 1874, p.96)

As noted above, the Christianity which first reached France and Britian was of the school of the apostle John, who ruled the churches in Asia Minor. Colonists from Asia Minor laid the foundations of the pre-Patrick church. They brought with them the doctrine which they received of John, Paul, Philip, and the other apostles of the Lord, which included not only the observance of the seventh day Sabbath, but also the commemoration of Christ's death upon the 14th of Abib--Passover!

Why, if the apostles were to have worshipped on the 1st day of the week, would the founding Christians to Britain be observing the 7th day?

the falcon: lol yep I like to give a good background to why I ask ....
Patrick had no link to Romanism!.
He was born in Scotland to Presbyter father.
His Sabbath observance was taught by founding missionaries who worshipped God on the 7th day of the week Saturday.
In fact Patrick was not recognised by the church of Rome for his work because he kept the Sabbath and was teaching so! It was 400 years before the Patrick was made a saint of Rome because of his Sabbath keeping
Roman Catholic Gregorian Rite : I`m just collecting history, the many acounts of his life and works...not lies...do some research too and lets chat

There are several issues presented within your question:

1) Did the Apostles teach non-Jews that they must worship on Saturday (the Sabbath) and ONLY on Saturday?

The answer is clearly and unequivocally "NO." I have read all of the surviving manuscripts left by the Apostles' students and the teaching they received is this: iniquity is the result of the transgression of the law; Jesus' sacrificial death paid the penalty for our iniquities; as such, we are FREED from the Mosaic Law, which was given to an openly rebellious people; instead, we are under the Law of Messiah, whose burdon is light. Therefore, we are free to worship on any day we wish, without repurcussions.

It appears that many Messianic Jews still worshipped on Saturday (as they still do today), because that is when they were used to worshipping God.

2) Was the Sabbath abolished or changed to Sunday?

No, the Sabbath was never eliminated or changed -- it's still Saturday, but we are freed from the Law requiring rest and worship on that day.

3) If the Sabbath wasn't abolished or changed, then why do we say that Jesus "fulfilled the Law"?

The purpose of the Fourth Commandment was to force a rebellious people to cease their own works and instead focus -- for just one day -- on the work of God. But Exodus 20:11 clarifies which of God's works the people were to contemplate: "For in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested the seventh day. Therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and hallowed it." We see by this that God wanted the Jews to contemplate His work of creation and His amazing power. But they were ALSO to contemplate the fact that God "rested" at the end of it, meaning that His work was finished.

How did Jesus fulfill this? He was sent by God, yet is God in the Flesh; He did the work of the Father, by bringing the New Covenant to the Jewish people, as promised at Jeremiah 31:31-33; He served as a "second Adam" by bringing believers back into a right relationship with God (via the New Covenant), and by becoming a "life giving Spirit" (1 Cor. 15:45); and lastly, He created the Kingdom of God (Luke 17:20-37). In all this, God worked through Jesus to begin the New Creation, which will be finalized after the end of His Millenial Reign. In summary, by placing our faith and trust in Jesus, we accept the fact that God's grace is ENTIRELY His work and NOT our own (Eph. 2:8-9). Therefore, by understanding and observing this, we REST UPON THE FINISHED WORK OF GOD.

2008-12-01 10:31:38 by Fiona M

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From Scripture, we can see that the Church:

is one, unified
Matthew 12:25, 16:18, John 10:16, John 17:20-23, Acts 4:32, Romans 12:5, Romans 16:17, 1 Corinthians 1:10-13, Corinthians 3:3-4, Corinthians 10:17, Corinthians 11:18-19, Corinthians 12:12-27, Corinthians 14:33, 2 Corinthians 12:20, Ephesians 4:3-6, Philippians 1:27, 2:2-3, 1 Timothy 6:3-5, Titus 3:9-10, James 3:16, 2 Peter 2:1

is holy, but not all who belong to it will be saved
Matthew 7:21–23, Ephesians 5:25–27, Revelation 19:7–8

is universal ( "katholikos" in Greek, or "Catholic")
Matthew 28:19–20, Revelation 5:9–10

is Apostolic
Matthew 16:18-19, Matthew 9:6-8, John 20:21-23, Acts 5:5, Ephesians 2:19–20


is hierarchical and has bishops (episkopos), priests (presbyteros or "elders"), and deacons (diakonos)
Acts 1:20, Acts 15:2-6, Acts 20:28, Acts 21:18, Philippians 1:1, 1 Timothy 3:1-2, 1 Timothy 5:17, Titus 1:7, Hebrews 11:2, 1 Peter 5:1, 1 Peter 2:25,

is the Pillar and Ground of Truth
1 Timothy 3:15

is the "light of the world", visible, cannot be hid
Matthew 5:14


was founded by Christ through Peter, whom He made the Church's earthly father, and the Gates of Hell cannot prevail against it
Matthew 16:18-19 (see also page on Peter as "The Rock" for evidence of Peter's authority among the Apostles)




We can see that the early Church's priests and bishops:


were sent and commissioned by Jesus
Mark 6:7, John 15:5, John 20:21, Romans 10:15, 2 Corinthians 5:20

were ordained and acted as representatives of Jesus
Mark 3:14, Luke 10:16, John 13:20, Acts 14:23, Acts 16:4, 1 Timothy 2:7, 1 Timothy 4:14, 1 Timothy 5:23, Titus 1:5

had the authority to bind or to loose ("to forbid" and "to permit" with reference to interpretation of the law, and "to condemn" or "to acquit")
Matthew 16:19, Matthew 18:18, Luke 24:47, John 20:21-23, James 5:15, Acts 5:2-11, 1 Corinthians 5:3-13, 2 Corinthians 2:5-11, 2 Corinthians 5:18, 1 Timothy 1:18-20, Titus 3:10

had the authority to perform Baptisms and offer the Eucharist
Matthew 28:19, Luke 22:19, Acts 2:38-41, Acts 2:42, Acts 2:46, Acts 20:7, 1 Corinthians 10:16

referred to themselves as "fathers" and thought of themselves as "fathers"
1 Corinthians 4:14-15, 1 Thessalonians 2:11, 1 Timothy 1:2, Titus 1:4, 1 John 2:13, Philemon 1:10 (Compare KJV with NIV)

offer pure sacrices and incense
Malachi 1:10-11

annointed the sick
Matthew 10:1, Luke 9:1-2, Luke 9:6, James 5:13-15


performed exorcisms
Matthew 10:1, Mark 3:15, Luke 9:1


extolled celibacy for those called to it (note that in the beginnings of the Church, many of the Apostles, such as Peter, the first Bishop of Rome, were already married before beginning their ministry, but they abstained from marital relations after ordination; the Eastern Catholic Churches permit married priests -- not Bishops -- but in the early Church, they were expected to abstain from marital relations with their wives)
Matthew 19:12, 1 Corinthians 7:7-9, 1 Corinthians 7:20, 1 Corinthians 7:25-38


While Scripture is evidence enough for the marks of Christ's Church, we can see in the writings of Ignatius -- written in the first century, within 67 years of Christ's resurrection, by a close friend and appointee of the Apostle Peter and friend of Polycarp -- that the early Church had a very Catholic interpretation of Scripture.

Read the writings of St. Ignatius of Antioch, Clement of Rome, Cyril of Jerusalem, Irenaeus, Polycarp, St. Augustine, etc... They are rich with Catholic doctrine -- and the earliest evidence we have for what the Church was like in its earliest days!

The Church built by Christ on the rock of Peter:

Where the Bishop is, there let the multitude of believers be;
even as where Jesus is, there is the Catholic Church'' Ignatius of Antioch, 1st c. A.D

Nobody who accepts the canon of the New Testament could do so without the Catholic Church

Thank you for your showing that the Catholic Church is the church prophesied and described in Scripture.

2007-10-12 11:03:09 by cashelmara

The Sabbath day is the seventh day of the week, Saturday.

The observance to remember the Sabbath day and keep it holy was part of the Law of Moses, the Old Testament.

In the New Testament, there is no command to observe the Sabbath. Instead, Christians in the New Testament met upon "the first day of the week". (Acts 20:7, 1 Cor. 16:1-2)

In fact, the Old Law was nailed to the cross with Christ. (Colossians 2:14) This being the case, the New Testament states, "Therefore let no one pass judgment on you in questions of food and drink, or with regard to... a Sabbath.." (Colossians 2:16)

Remember the Sabbath is part of the Old Testament. We can learn a lot from a study of the Old Testament, but for instructions on how to worship and serve God we now need to look to the New Testament.

In Galatians 5, some were trying to bind an Old Testament command on New Testament Christians. Verse 3 says if they bound this one item, they were "debtor to keep the whole Law"!

If we bind one command because it is in the Old testament, we must keep it all (animal sacrifices, feasts, yearly trips to Jerusalem, etc.)! "For whoever shall keep the whole law, and yet stumble in one point, he is guilty of all." (James 2:10)

If we try to Justify ourselves by the Law of Moses, then we have fallen from grace! (Gal. 5:4)

The New Testament now gives the instructions for our worship. The examples in the New Testament show Sunday worship.

Sunday, however, is never called the Sabbath in the Bible, but we are not under the Law that commanded the Sabbath.

2008-07-05 20:28:37 by Jade