Grandliseur
Well-Known Member
Thank you for your comments. There are many things to consider. Being non denominational at the moment after many years in a church, I think no church is doing what we would like them to do. If you read chapters 2 &3 in Revelation, the 7 churches, the full number of spiritual churches, all get warnings. This is not speaking to churches as such back two thousand years ago, but to our present state.If I can butt in a bit.
That teaching was evident when Ignatius told Clement in a letter dated in the very early 2nd century that the Bishop of Rome had a special designation as Rome was the place for the martrydom of both Paul and Peter.
Essentially the church tried to keep the general format that Jesus and the apostles had going with one spiritual head. However, there was no binding power back then that the Bishop of Rome had outside of his area. However, the title "Pope" was not used until a few centuries later.
The Jesus' statement about guiding the church until the end of time turned out to be false? Also, just a reminder that it was this church that chose the canon that you use.
Anyhow, sorry to butt in as I felt a compulsion to explain a couple of things, so now you can "go back to your regularly scheduled program".
If you do what you can to live the Christian life as found outlined in scripture, that is all anyone can ask of each.