Sublimating
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I'm a Christian and I don't believe in this doctrine. Here's my a bit of my case against it.
1.Christ stands as the eternal priest and mediator between man and God therefore authority transfers from Christ to man and not from man to man.
2. The scriptures declare "And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers" There is no mention of priest.
3. God is no respecter of persons so there is no man or church who can rightfully and truthfully claim that God has given him and only him and his organization special authority over the church. The scriptures declare "If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally", so there's no reason Joseph Smith or the LDS can lay claim to any authority that other people or denominations can't also lay claim to.
OK, that's a start...
1.Christ stands as the eternal priest and mediator between man and God therefore authority transfers from Christ to man and not from man to man.
2. The scriptures declare "And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers" There is no mention of priest.
3. God is no respecter of persons so there is no man or church who can rightfully and truthfully claim that God has given him and only him and his organization special authority over the church. The scriptures declare "If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally", so there's no reason Joseph Smith or the LDS can lay claim to any authority that other people or denominations can't also lay claim to.
OK, that's a start...
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