Tag: Apostles
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The Church Fathers: Holy Orders
The Sacrament of Holy Orders And Michas said:Stay with me, and be unto me a father and a priest,and I will give thee every year ten pieces of silver,and a double suit of apparel, and thy victuals.Judges 17, 10 Even if you had ten thousand guardians in Christ,you do not have many fathers, for in…
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The Church Fathers: The Church Is Hierarchical
ECCLESIOLOGY This is a faithful saying: If a man desires the position of a bishop (episkopoi),he desires good work.1 Timothy 3, 1 [NKJV] Let the priests (presbyteroi) that rule well be esteemed worthy of double honor:especially those who labor in the word and doctrine.1 Timothy 5, 17 [DRB] Likewise, deacons (diakonoi) must be reverent, not…
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