Bishops

Dumping Bishops

April 25, 2015 By EO Leave a Comment

THE REAL REASONS WHY SOME PROTESTANTS DON’T HAVE BISHOPS (ANYMORE)? by Richard A. Shaward (Originally posted in 2009) I am immersing myself into the “Bishops, Elders, and Deacons” controversy for a particular reason. In my mass repository of articles I have read I found this interesting honest admission (?) about what happened to the 1500 […]

Quit Quoting J.B. LIGHTFOOT

April 25, 2015 By EO Leave a Comment

Misquoting J.B Lightfoot TO ARGUE AGAINST Bishops, that is. by Richard A. Shaward (originally posted 2009) Okay, . Seriously. I was going to remain silent on this until talking to a certain individual I greatly love in the Lord and respect and am thankful to have known in my early Christian years. (We have never […]

“No doctrine concerning the divine and saving mysteries of the faith, however trivial, may be taught without the backing of the holy Scriptures. We must not let ourselves be drawn aside by mere persuasion and cleverness of speech. Do not even give absolute belief to me, the one who tells you these things, unless you receive proof from the divine Scriptures of what I teach. For the faith that brings us salvation acquires its force, not from fallible reasonings, but from what can be proved out of the holy Scriptures.” Cyril of Jerusalem (ca. 313-386)