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.
+ St. Polycarp and St. Clement of Rome On Early Church Ecclesiology Gavin Ortlund is a Reformed Baptist author, speaker, pastor, and apologist for the Reformed Baptist Gavin Ortlund argues that St. Ignatius of Antioch's view of monarchical bishops is an isolated one; contradicted by other apostolic Church fathers.
Recently I've written about St. Jerome's view on the matter, as well as St. Ignatius of Antioch's (d. c. 110 or 117). Ignatius is described as the bishop I detail the evidence from early Fathers and Eusebius for monarchical (single) bishops being in place in cities and areas in the first and second centuries.
Including the Biblical Case for Prophets as Inspired and Infallible Authorities Besides Holy Scripture Gavin Ortlund is a Reformed Baptist author, Reformed Baptist Gavin Ortlund makes his six-minute case for sola Scriptura as the rule of faith. I absolutely demolish it, with relentless, numerous biblical arguments.
Gavin Ortlund is a Reformed Baptist author, speaker, pastor, and apologist for the Christian faith. He has a Ph.D. from Fuller Theological Seminary in Gavin, a Reformed Baptist, adheres to an adult baptism. This is his argument against a Presbyterian case for infant baptism, by virtue of the analogy to circumcision.