77 “In order that the full and living Gospel might always be preserved in the Church the apostles left bishops as their successors. They gave them their own position of teaching authority.” Indeed, “the apostolic preaching, which is expressed in a special way in the inspired books, was to be preserved in a continuous line of succession until the end of time.”
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which is expressed in a special way in the inspired books
This Tradition is what distinguishes those calling themselves Christians from those who are Christian. For any church which can trace itself back to the Apostles is part of the Church establishes by Jesus himself.
Or traced back to the very False Teachers in the church in the 1st Century……1 Timothy 1:-20. Those that forbid marriage by certain people and forbid certain foods etc. 1 Tim 4:1-5. Lots of scripture on False Teachers/Doctrines that were in the church in the beginning. And they lasted even until today. Even have some of the same teachings/beliefs as the first century.
Don,
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Jim