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@Methodios007 You mean can I go back to the original autographs and validate from the hand writing that it was the apostle himself? Obviously I cannot do that. All the books of the New Testament identify the author except for Hebrews, and 1 and 3 Joh...

@Methodios007 You mean can I go back to the original autographs and validate from the hand writing that it was the apostle himself? Obviously I cannot do that. All the books of the New Testament ident

@Methodios007 I don't think you will accept any answer. You have your belief and

@Methodios007 I don't think you will accept any answer. You have your belief and you won't accept that a succession from the apostles to today is not necessary to establish or rely upon.

@Methodios007 By comparing what he wrote with prior revelation just as the Berea

@Methodios007 By comparing what he wrote with prior revelation just as the Bereans did with Paul's teaching and writing.

@Methodios007 Like the Bereans: I examine what Paul and Peter and the others sai

@Methodios007 Like the Bereans: I examine what Paul and Peter and the others said against the prior revelation in the Old Testament.

@Methodios007 Just like the Bereans who tested what Paul said against the Old Te

@Methodios007 Just like the Bereans who tested what Paul said against the Old Testament and confirmed his teaching. I can tell the same way.

@Methodios007 😂 Um, ok. Is that the benefit you plan to give me? Telling me that Peter's letters are real? And if you told me they weren't I'm just supposed to believe you because apparently 2000 years ago Peter anointed someone who anointed someone ...

@Methodios007 😂 Um, ok. Is that the benefit you plan to give me? Telling me that Peter's letters are real? And if you told me they weren't I'm just supposed to believe you because apparently 2000 year

@Methodios007 No. The Mormons/LDS teach I'm missing another gospel witness of Jesus' dealings in America. They presume the Bible and add to it with the BOM, the Pearl of Great Price, the Doctrines and Covenants, Word of Wisdom, etc. Once you accept J...

@Methodios007 No. The Mormons/LDS teach I'm missing another gospel witness of Jesus' dealings in America. They presume the Bible and add to it with the BOM, the Pearl of Great Price, the Doctrines and

@Methodios007 I'm not using your church. I'm using the text itself.

@Methodios007 On what basis do you believe the 66 books we have now are scriptur

@Methodios007 On what basis do you believe the 66 books we have now are scripture? You believe it because you think that this information was accurately passed down for 2000 years? How would you know

@Methodios007 We have elders. As I said, it is clear from Paul's writings that b

@Methodios007 We have elders. As I said, it is clear from Paul's writings that bishop and elder are used interchangeably. It doesn't really matter what you call them. What matters is their qualificati

@Methodios007 I showed you problematic things from other gospels showing how clearly they are not scripture. The earliest church in the time of the apostles who were also alive at the time that the events occurred knew which were the true apostolic w...

@Methodios007 I showed you problematic things from other gospels showing how clearly they are not scripture. The earliest church in the time of the apostles who were also alive at the time that the ev

@Methodios007 You are free to challenge me in my assertion that the scripture is enough. I'm taking the text at its own claim. I don't need a living bishop who supposedly received an anointing passed down from Peter or an apostle. Scripture does not ...

@Methodios007 You are free to challenge me in my assertion that the scripture is enough. I'm taking the text at its own claim. I don't need a living bishop who supposedly received an anointing passed

@Methodios007 The Mormons tell me I'm missing a lot. They have new revelations I

@Methodios007 The Mormons tell me I'm missing a lot. They have new revelations I am supposed to read, the Pearl of Great Price, the Book of Mormon, the Doctrine and Covenants. I can readily read these

@Methodios007 No, you are the one claiming I need something outside scripture wh

@Methodios007 No, you are the one claiming I need something outside scripture when scripture itself tells me I have everything I need in scripture. Please tell me⎯what exactly am I missing by just st

@Methodios007 No. I have scripture. I don't need the so called post-apostolic ch

@Methodios007 No. I have scripture. I don't need the so called post-apostolic church fathers. They may have written helpful things, but if all I had was the Bible I'd have all I need.

@Methodios007 Because we can readily identify the hard things Paul writes and ho

@Methodios007 Because we can readily identify the hard things Paul writes and how people misinterpret his writing just as Peter described. It happens even today!

@Methodios007 No, I'm saying that his student added nothing to what was already

@Methodios007 No, I'm saying that his student added nothing to what was already revealed that I need as everything we need is already in scripture.

@Methodios007 I read them. You can tell. You have read the scriptures, right? Co

@Methodios007 I read them. You can tell. You have read the scriptures, right? Compare them with the false gospel accounts I shared.

Lk 10:7 2Pe 2:15-16 general

@Methodios007 In addition to 2Pe 2:15-16 (which you seem to reject as Peter declaring that Paul's letters are scripture), we have the following quote saying it is scripture and quoting from Lk 10:7 for the second phrase: “For the Scripture says, ‘You...

@Methodios007 In addition to 2Pe 2:15-16 (which you seem to reject as Peter declaring that Paul's letters are scripture), we have the following quote saying it is scripture and quoting from Lk 10:7 fo

@Methodios007 You can tell by just reading them. In every case, you can tell just by reading it what is not the same as scripture (is not inspired), contains contradictions, anachronisms, says very strange things, contradicts the clear primary gospel...

@Methodios007 You can tell by just reading them. In every case, you can tell just by reading it what is not the same as scripture (is not inspired), contains contradictions, anachronisms, says very st

@Methodios007 Or how about the Apostle John? Is there any reason why you defer t

@Methodios007 Or how about the Apostle John? Is there any reason why you defer to Ignatius of Antioch when you have John's testimony already (who was with Christ and an eye witness)?

@BahBahBased @smashbaals No, I read the scripture more carefully and realized I

@BahBahBased @smashbaals No, I read the scripture more carefully and realized I was wrong. For example, let’s look at 1Ti 2:12. https://t.co/ZQizsThBcj

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@Methodios007 Well, the basis of your authority is a bishop. If he goes off base

@Methodios007 Well, the basis of your authority is a bishop. If he goes off base, do you take his word over the Bible? If not then you go back to the Bible just like me. If yes, then your authority is

@Methodios007 Sure, you can use Greek if you want, though you still need to accurately represent it in English since that’s how we are conversing. Who are the following texts speaking about/to? Who is the us? The you? "To him who loves us and has...

@Methodios007 Sure, you can use Greek if you want, though you still need to accurately represent it in English since that’s how we are conversing. Who are the following texts speaking about/to? Who i

@Methodios007 Well, yes, that’s true, but I can see from scripture that these te

@Methodios007 Well, yes, that’s true, but I can see from scripture that these terms are not meant to be some sort of authority title but a position of service where the terms describe different aspect

@BahBahBased @smashbaals I am convinced by scripture that women are not excluded

@BahBahBased @smashbaals I am convinced by scripture that women are not excluded from serving as elders or pastoral work like counselling or leadership roles.

@BahBahBased @smashbaals No, I am not. Pastoring is counselling and guiding and leading by example, all things that elders, overseers or shepherds do. Females are not exempt from these roles. In fact, it is far better for a female to be counseled by ...

@BahBahBased @smashbaals No, I am not. Pastoring is counselling and guiding and leading by example, all things that elders, overseers or shepherds do. Females are not exempt from these roles. In fact,

@Methodios007 We don’t use Greek terms. We just call them elders or overseers.

@Methodios007 The Greek word πρεσβύτερος (presbyteros), which literally means "elder" is used to denote someone recognized with wisdom and the ability to lead and teach and with godly character. The term for overseer is ἐπίσκοπος (episkopos) which t...

@Methodios007 The Greek word πρεσβύτερος (presbyteros), which literally means "elder" is used to denote someone recognized with wisdom and the ability to lead and teach and with godly character. The

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@Methodios007 Bishops / overseers / elders are all used interchangeably in scrip

@Methodios007 Bishops / overseers / elders are all used interchangeably in scripture.

@Methodios007 Peter affirmed them as scripture. "Bear in mind that our Lord’s patience means salvation, just as our dear brother Paul also wrote you with the wisdom that God gave him. He writes the same way in all his letters, speaking in them of th...

@Methodios007 Peter affirmed them as scripture. "Bear in mind that our Lord’s patience means salvation, just as our dear brother Paul also wrote you with the wisdom that God gave him. He writes the s

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@Methodios007 I don’t follow a church that calls themselves the right church bec

@Methodios007 I don’t follow a church that calls themselves the right church because they have an extrabiblical succession. The succession is not the problem, but the assertion that I have to follow w

@Methodios007 Orthodoxy simply means correct doctrine. Orthopraxy means right pr

@Methodios007 Orthodoxy simply means correct doctrine. Orthopraxy means right practice. The right practice is to stick to scripture as your sole authority, not extra-biblical tradititions.

@Methodios007 Those who follow Christ and the teaching of His apostles. That inc

@Methodios007 Those who follow Christ and the teaching of His apostles. That includes you too—if that’s what you follow. But you claim there are other traditions outside of scripture without any justi

@Methodios007 They merely recognized what was already being recognized by the body. The only reason they made it official canon was because abuse of challenges to recognized inspired scripture. People were adding to it. BTW, why all the special vest...

@Methodios007 They merely recognized what was already being recognized by the body. The only reason they made it official canon was because abuse of challenges to recognized inspired scripture. People

@Methodios007 @smashbaals I hold to and follow the proven revelation. Do you not believe the following? "All Scripture is inspired by God and beneficial for teaching, for rebuke, for correction, for training in righteousness; so that the man or w...

@Methodios007 @smashbaals I hold to and follow the proven revelation. Do you not believe the following? "*All Scripture* is inspired by God and beneficial for teaching, for rebuke, for correction, fo

@Methodios007 @smashbaals The Joseph Smith added to the scriptures and contradic

@Methodios007 @smashbaals The Joseph Smith added to the scriptures and contradicted the prior revelation. False prophet.

@Methodios007 @smashbaals It’s unnecessary. We all follow Jesus and the apostles

@Methodios007 @smashbaals It’s unnecessary. We all follow Jesus and the apostles.

@Methodios007 @smashbaals Sure. Jesus Christ Simon Peter Andrew James (the Grea

@Methodios007 @smashbaals Sure. Jesus Christ Simon Peter Andrew James (the Greater, son of Zebedee) John (brother of James) Philip Bartholomew Matthew Thomas James (the Less, son of Alphaeus) Simon t

@Methodios007 @smashbaals Well my church is the church of the 12 apostles of Chr

@Methodios007 @smashbaals Well my church is the church of the 12 apostles of Christ. Is this a competition? The scriptures don’t tell me to trust you or “your church” but to trust the scripture and n

@Methodios007 @smashbaals “Your” church? Compiling the NT was taking what every

@Methodios007 @smashbaals “Your” church? Compiling the NT was taking what everyone acknowledged was scripture.

@Methodios007 @smashbaals Not really. Everything needed for every good work is i

@Methodios007 @smashbaals Not really. Everything needed for every good work is in scripture, including traditions. They are all written down.

@mountain_diva @smashbaals Which scripture explicitly calls a man a pastor (poim

@mountain_diva @smashbaals Which scripture explicitly calls a man a pastor (poimen) in the New Testament?

@LandOnYourHome @smashbaals Except we don’t trust someone because of their pedig

@LandOnYourHome @smashbaals Except we don’t trust someone because of their pedigree, gender or qualifications. Paul commended the Berean for not taking him as an apostle just at his word but checking

@TheBibleBunker @smashbaals Ellen G White’s theology and teaching needs to be ju

@TheBibleBunker @smashbaals Ellen G White’s theology and teaching needs to be judged according to scripture, not her gender.

@JulieCobbe @smashbaals How is serving the church a mind set in the flesh? Elder

@JulieCobbe @smashbaals How is serving the church a mind set in the flesh? Elders and pastors are slaves of Christ. At least they should be.

@HasDiscernment @smashbaals What if she serves because she understands the Bible

@HasDiscernment @smashbaals What if she serves because she understands the Bible doesn’t forbid women from serving as elders and pastors? How is this prideful?

@cityoftheplain9 @smashbaals Usually there are multiple elders in a church. Is i

@cityoftheplain9 @smashbaals Usually there are multiple elders in a church. Is it a church if you have at least one male elder??

@Methodios007 @smashbaals Paul is quoting from the letter the Corinthians wrote

@Methodios007 @smashbaals Paul is quoting from the letter the Corinthians wrote and refuting them. https://t.co/WHlrSQvbxX