Well, I guess you better argue with Paul about that, not me. The apostles were not successors of Jesus? Best you read Acts. Who do the people listen to the teachings of? NOT Jesus. But the apostles. Do you see a teaching succession yet? If you don't, read Acts again and again until it sinks in.
They (non-Christians) also offer spiritual sacrifices/prayers,etc. to God. Yours are no better/different than theirs. They have no value to the infinite God. If you think they do, tell us why.
The priesthood of Jesus comes from Melchizedek. If Jesus didn't plan on successors, there would have been no apostles.
Let me help you out about talmidim/apostles
Yeshua's Talmidim
Talmidim In Ancient Times
It is a common belief among many Christians that Yeshua was the first man in history...
As I stated earlier, current Protestants kick Mary to the curb. The Reformers never did anything like that.
So she wasn't actively involved in his life? In his ministry? In his death? In his resurrection? As I stated earlier, that's Mary's supplied humanity hanging on the cross. She's standing...
Oh heck, every non Catholic/Orthodox knows that verse, Call no man father? Look it up.
You are a father. Adam and Eve were fathers-actually they were the first Protestants. Every Protestant is a father. Read it and see what Jesus is telling you.
That's not what I'm implying. Without Mary bearing Jesus, Paul wouldn't be writing that verse as there would be no Jesus and Paul would still be a Jew.
Your sacrifices have no value. People have been offering spiritual sacrifices long before Jesus came to no avail. Unless, you tie your sacrifices to the sacrifice of Jesus which has infinite value, they are a waste of time and useless. But there is a way to do that. It's called the Orthodox...
Yep, I wish they would have printed the entire statement:
The Athanasian Creed
Whoever wishes to be saved, needs above all to hold the Catholic faith; unless each one preserves this whole and inviolate, he will without a doubt perish in eternity.
But the Catholic faith is this, that we venerate...
You need to read beyond the .......Most JW's don't bother. They print what they want to satisfy their beliefs.
Let me help you out. There is no Christian that will disagree with the following, except JW's:
Your salvation depends on the following.
1) The degree in which you participated in the...
So you're saying that, effectively, JW Jesus was the creator god in a pagan Sumerian Trinity based on the NWT "the Word was a god" and the JW belief that this Jesus god created all things on earth?:p:p