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cathhomeschool
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Posted: Aug 23 2006 at 6:46am \| IP Logged

A friend of a friend is leaving her protestant church over governance issues. The lady believes that both her current church and the Catholic Church's governance are un-biblical. Is there an apologetics book out there that deals with this and could help this lady?

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MicheleQ
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Posted: Aug 23 2006 at 11:05am \| IP Logged

Janette,

It's an authority issue and there are plenty of references in Scripture to point to.

She needs to understand what true authority is according to Scripture and what Jesus Himself established. My guess is that she doesn't. My question would be what does she consider to be a Biblical form of governing?

I can send you some links and more on this later if you want but I am running out the door right now.

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Posted: Aug 23 2006 at 3:20pm \| IP Logged

Hi Again.

I was thinking you might want to check out the book By What Authority: An Evangelical Discovers Catholic Tradition.

Like I said earlier it's an authority issue and until she can recognize that she will likely not be satisfied with any church. This is a key reason why so many Protestants hop from church to church and some eventually start their own.

Hope this helps.

God bless!

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Posted: Aug 23 2006 at 6:33pm \| IP Logged

Thanks, Michele! This is a great help!

micheleq wrote:

My question would be what does she consider to be a Biblical form of governing?

Good question.

I'd never really thought about authority issues. I've always been Catholic and it has never even crossed my mind to doubt the Church's authority. I can see how some Protestants could have problems, though.

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