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To: A CA Guy
The Pope today is the same as Peter who was the first Pope after Christ.

There is nothing similar at all about it.

huh?

Martin Luther was not given the "authority" of the church as Christ gave Peter and his successors

Actually he was and so has every Disciple. In Mt 18:18 he gave them all authority. In John 20:23 he granted ALL of them authority not just Peter.

Even if that were not true, what you are saying is that Peter's descendants did not choose to directly breathe the spirit to Martin. How do you know for sure? I have read quite a lot about Martin Luther and it sure seems to me he had the Holy Spirit in his life. A lot of miracles happened for God's glory. Were they all counterfeit? I suppose it it possible, but Jesus says in the same way you know a tree by what fruit it bears, so they who profess to be of Christ shall be seen by their deeds.

I suppose then all the evangleists roaming the earth baptising Christians are wasteing their time unless they have the blessing of the Pope? I know that's not the case as I have heard many miricles coming from those areas of the world.

16 posted on 01/20/2004 10:39:27 PM PST by Only1choice____Freedom (The word system implies they have done something the same way at least twice)
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To: Only1choice____Freedom
You missed the point. Martin Luther was not the Authority of the church. There was an authority above him on earth and he disregarded them and the Sacraments of the Church.

He was in essence a rebel humanist.
19 posted on 01/21/2004 12:37:03 AM PST by A CA Guy (God Bless America, God bless and keep safe our fighting men and women.)
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