No, they handed down their authority to others, since Jesus instituted His Church to last until the end of the World.
the posting is intended to address what happened after the Apostles.
You spin as well as they do. Why doesn't the posting mention that? That is not clear at all the way it is written in the lesson.
This is all you care to address on all the out of context verses in the lesson I comment on?
Becky
Handed down .... - i.e. passed on (to future generations) ... how much clearer can it be?
This is all you care to address on all the out of context verses in the lesson I comment on?
Probably not. I just haven't gotten to them yet (f/t job + family + outside activities ... keep me busy :-).