ninja007
Gold Member
The following chart illustrates that Catholics are without Scriptural authority for their doctrine of successors.
If the Catholics are to sustain their idea of successors, they must produce the passages which plainly and openly reveal it. Anyone who teaches a doctrine not written in the Word of God incurs the displeasure and condemnation of God. Notice the following Scriptures:
THE HOLY SCRIPTURES | THAT WHICH THEY NEED BUT DON'T HAVE |
Eph. 2:20, "...You are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets with Christ himself as the chief corner stone." | "...You are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets AND THEIR SUCCESSORS with Christ himself as the chief corner stone." |
Eph. 3:5, "...Now it has been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit." | "...Now it has been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets AND SUCCESSORS by the Spirit." |
2 Cor. 5:20, "On behalf of Christ, therefore, we are acting as ambassadors, God, as it were, appealing through us." | "One behalf of Christ, therefore, we AND OUR SUCCESSORS are acting as ambassadors, God, as it were, appealing through us." |
1 John 4:6, "We are of God: he that knoweth God listens to us; he who is not of God does not listen to us." | "We are of God: he that knoweth God listens to us AND OUR SUCCESSORS; he who is not of God does not listen to us." |
John 20:21-23, "As the Father has sent me, I also send you. When he had said this, he breathed upon them, and said to them, 'Receive the Holy Spirit; whose sins you shall forgive, they are forgiven them; and whose sins you shall retain, they are retained." | "As the Father has sent me, I also send you AND YOUR SUCCESSORS. When he had said this, he breathed upon the, and said to them, "Receive the Holy Spirit; whose sins you AND YOUR SUCCESSORS shall forgive, they are forgiven them; and whose sins you AND YOUR SUCCESSORS shall retain, they are retained." |
John 17:20, "Yet not for these only do I pray, but for those also who through their word are to believe in me." | "Yet not for these only do I pray, but for those also who through their AND THEIR SUCCESSORS' word are to believe in me." |
If the Catholics are to sustain their idea of successors, they must produce the passages which plainly and openly reveal it. Anyone who teaches a doctrine not written in the Word of God incurs the displeasure and condemnation of God. Notice the following Scriptures:
"Now, brethren, I have applied these things to myself and Apollos by way of illustration for your sakes, that in our case you may learn not to be puffed up one against the other over a third party, transgressing what is written." (1 Cor. 4:6).
"Many will say to me in that day, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in they name, and cast out devils in thy name, and work many miracles in thy name?' And then I will profess to them, 'I never knew you. Depart from me, you workers of iniquity!' " (Matt. 7:22-23).
"If anyone thinks that he is a prophet of spiritual, let him recognize that the things I am writing to you are the Lord's commandments." (1 Cor. 14:37).
"Anyone who advances and does not abide in the doctrine of Christ, has not God; he who abides in the doctrine, he has both the Father and the Son." (2 John 9)