Notes
1. Genesis 8:20 - 9:4-6
References
The Family in Its Civil and Churchly Aspects
B.M. PalmerCapital Punishment in Genesis 9 -- surprisingly, a "churchly" aspect, not a "civil" one, but still an aspect of the Family.
Sunday, November 9, 2008
Thesis 17: The Post-Flood Absence of The Institutional Church
After the Flood, there was no “church”; “religious” activities were carried out by the Family.[1] The Church (the Body of Christ’s believer-priests) is not to be equated with the institutional “church.”
Notes
1. Genesis 8:20 - 9:4-6
References
The Family in Its Civil and Churchly Aspects B.M. Palmer
Capital Punishment in Genesis 9 -- surprisingly, a "churchly" aspect, not a "civil" one, but still an aspect of the Family.
Notes
1. Genesis 8:20 - 9:4-6
References
The Family in Its Civil and Churchly Aspects
B.M. PalmerCapital Punishment in Genesis 9 -- surprisingly, a "churchly" aspect, not a "civil" one, but still an aspect of the Family.
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How is it that the Church that Christ established on earth, which defined the canon of Holy Scripture, and which faithfully carried His Word throughout all the ages since, not an institution? Christ said He established a Church (Matthew 16:18) and left His apostles a Kingdom (Luke 22:29-30). He also gave St. Peter the keys to this kingdom (assigning him royal steward (Isaiah 22:22)) and commissioned him to "shepherd His sheep" (John 21:16). Christ prayed that His Church would be united as He and the Father are united (John 17:21). Jesus also told his disciples to obey the Sanhedrin, because they sat on the chair of Moses (Matthew 23:2-3). How much more would He ask of his followers to obey the institutional Church He established when the New Testament superseded the Old (Matthew 18:17)?
Why does your question not apply to "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints?" They call themselves "The Church of Jesus Christ." Gotta be legit.
The point of this particular thesis is that from Noah to Moses there was no such thing as "the institutional church" which has an earthly institutional successor in our day.
It doesn't apply to the LDS, because they are not the one true Church established by Christ. They don't even try to trace their lineage back to Peter or any of the apostles. Their theology conflicts with that held by all Christians up until the innovation of their creed in the 19th century. God told us there'd be imposters.
No institutional Church from Noah to Moses? What about Melchizedek, whose priestly order Christ inherits and fulfills? See Hebrews 7. He lived during the time of Abraham.
Jesus is clearly the only successor to Melchizedek, not any pope or LDS President.
I agree with that. Jesus remains the High Priest and High King. The pope is not a successor to Christ; he is a steward. The pope is Faramir, and Jesus is Aragorn, if you'll forgive my crude LOTR analogy. As Peter was commanded by Christ to shepherd His sheep, so too is every successor to Peter as the Bishop of the Holy See in Rome.
Stewards can become tyrannical in the absence of the king, like Lord Denethor. If a steward loses his faith and love for the king, like the Sanhedrin did, they may try to steal the king's inheritance and possessions. I believe that will never happen to the Catholic Church, because Jesus said the gates of Hell will not prevail against it.
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