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Does it simply mean one that stands in a line of apostolic succession? Or does it involve contemporary apostles?
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What Is An Apostolic Church?
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Christ's_Warrior
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It refers to those Churches that were established by the Apostles and by the laying of the hands have maintained apostolic succession.
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Both of you need to read this: http://www.christianforums.com/t7533807/
This forum is not about the Pentecostal "apostolic churches."
This forum is not about the Pentecostal "apostolic churches."
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Christ's_Warrior is correct.
This includes the Catholic(Roman and Eastern), Eastern Orthodox (Greek, Russian, OCA, Antiochian et c) , Oriental Orthodox (Coptic, Ethiopian, Indian, Assyrian et c).
I've heard that the Anglican churches, Old Catholic and the Lutheran churches are included, but I've also heard that they aren't.
This includes the Catholic(Roman and Eastern), Eastern Orthodox (Greek, Russian, OCA, Antiochian et c) , Oriental Orthodox (Coptic, Ethiopian, Indian, Assyrian et c).
I've heard that the Anglican churches, Old Catholic and the Lutheran churches are included, but I've also heard that they aren't.
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I wonder... we wouldn't call 'The Russian Orthodox Church' Apostolic would we?
I mean the direct establishment isn't there.
Forgive me...
I mean the direct establishment isn't there.
Forgive me...
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I mean that it follows the Apostolic Church for sure... but the Church of Russia was not established by an Apostle... like the other examples...
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Technically neither was the Self-Ruled Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America.
And the OCA.
Forgive me...
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What do you think...
It does matter doesn't it? To say it's Apostolic includes the fact that it was established by an Apostle. Right?
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Not established by an apostle, but ordained by a bishop who was ordained by a bishop who was ordained by a bishop who was ordained by a bishop... Just keep going until you get to an apostle.
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I was under the impression that Russia viewed St. Andrew as something of a spiritual father, even though he didn't actually ordain anyone in the area of Kievan Rus'.
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Anglicans, some of the Lutherans, and Old Catholics definitely are.
I can't post links yet, but it's in one of the stickies (Reminder: This forum is NOT for Pentecostalism). Lutherans aren't in the list, but I've heard that some in Sweden have maintained succession; and the ELCA is coming into succession as well.
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How can anyone know for sure that one of these clergy of a Protestant denomination who claims apostolic succession really has it when, if it does exist in their denomination, it would be the rare exception to the rule?Anglicans, some of the Lutherans, and Old Catholics definitely are.
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