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<blockquote data-quote="TerryMiller" data-source="post: 3196126" data-attributes="member: 7900"><p>From my understanding from religious studies, and even conversations with Catholics, the Catholic church "claim" some of the powers given to the apostles. With regards to other religions and denominations, I don't think any others try to trace their ordination to any of the apostles.</p><p></p><p>What study I have come across, the "church" was under persecution until the Roman emperor Constantine "kind of" granted the Christians some lenience. (Probably a bad choice of word in the work lenience.) Until then, pretty much all of the early "church" was local with what we could call elders or bishops (note the small "B") over their own congregation. It wasn't until around the year 300 or so that the catholic church was "founded."</p><p></p><p>Tony's reference to not being in a denomination is correct. While many other church denominations "follow" leaders such as Luther, Calvin, and even John the Baptist, Tony and I are "members" of the churches of Christ. Those congregations (church of Christ) have no national nor international leadership, but instead are under the guidance of elders, much as the early Christian churches were. Those elders are charged with our salvation, so they are VERY much accountable for us. Each congregation is separate and apart from all the others.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TerryMiller, post: 3196126, member: 7900"] From my understanding from religious studies, and even conversations with Catholics, the Catholic church "claim" some of the powers given to the apostles. With regards to other religions and denominations, I don't think any others try to trace their ordination to any of the apostles. What study I have come across, the "church" was under persecution until the Roman emperor Constantine "kind of" granted the Christians some lenience. (Probably a bad choice of word in the work lenience.) Until then, pretty much all of the early "church" was local with what we could call elders or bishops (note the small "B") over their own congregation. It wasn't until around the year 300 or so that the catholic church was "founded." Tony's reference to not being in a denomination is correct. While many other church denominations "follow" leaders such as Luther, Calvin, and even John the Baptist, Tony and I are "members" of the churches of Christ. Those congregations (church of Christ) have no national nor international leadership, but instead are under the guidance of elders, much as the early Christian churches were. Those elders are charged with our salvation, so they are VERY much accountable for us. Each congregation is separate and apart from all the others. [/QUOTE]
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