It's been argued that Jesus Himself, cited by St. John in the book of Revelation (written around 95 AD), taught monepiscopacy (the notion of one bishop I examine what can be historically determined about the seven churches of Revelation 1-3 (around 95 AD), whose "angels" have been interpreted to be bishops.
François Turretin (1623-1687) was a Genevan-Italian Reformed scholastic theologian and renowned defender of the Calvinistic (Reformed) As part of my series of replies to Calvinist expositor Francois Turretin, I address the communion of saints, particularly the invocation of both saints & angels.
Including the Church Fathers' Opinion Regarding Authoritative Apostolic Oral Tradition “excatholic4christ” (Tom) was raised Catholic, lost his faith in Anti-Catholic Tom tries to draw a wedge between oral and written tradition and the Bible. I show how the Bible plainly espouses both unwritten and written tradition.
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Timothy F. Kauffman was raised Catholic, converted to Protestantism in 1990, and is now a Presbyterian (PCA). He authored the books, Quite Contrary: Reply to Presbyterian apologist Timothy Kauffman on St. Ignatius of Antioch's views of bishops, and whether he agrees with the Protestant "pillar," sola Scriptura.