CadyandZoe
Well-Known Member
The difference, Mary, is centralization. Paul didn't create a centralized organization. Elders, bishops, and deacons serve in a local church body, and NOT under the authority of a centralized leadership.Yes, it is. Scripture makes that VERY clear when it talks about electing/selecting elders, bishops and deacons. They are the head of the "organization" and we are to listen to them....just like scripture says. How do you fulfill James 5:14?
It seems to me you are throwing out passages from Scripture you don't like....
Secondly, I spoke about a religious organization, which is specific to the practice of a religion. Jesus didn't create a new religion. He is not interested in rites, rituals, repetitive prayers, confessional booths, a priesthood, holy water, or the eucharist. Followers of Jesus don't do religion.