The Pastor:Where Did He Come From?

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The Pastor:
Where Did He Come From?
by Frank Viola

The Pastor: Where Did He Come From?
by Frank Viola
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The Birth of One-Bishop-RuleThis was all true until Ignatius of Antioch (35-107) stepped on the stage. Ignatius was the first figure in church history to take the initial step down the slippery slope toward a single leader in the church. We can trace the origin of the modern Pastor and church hierarchy to him.

You should look on your bishop as a type of the Father . . . Whatever he approves, that is pleasing to God For Ignatius, the bishop stood in the place of God From Priest to Pastorhead of the churchHe did not take the church of the apostolic age. Instead, he took as his pattern the one-bishop-rule of the second century![186] This was true for the other Reformers as well.[187]

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Like Calvin, Luther also made the Pastor a separate and exalted officeSadly, Luther believed that all are in the priesthood, but not all can exercise the priesthood.[194] This is sacerdotalism, pure and simplecontinued)

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[BLBereans]

Further reading on the origins of "ordination" within Christian faith:

A Short History of Ordination (Part I)

A Short History of Ordination (Part II)

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BLBereans

thanks for those most interesting links.

I enjoyed reading them

CanadianSolution

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[allodial]

Further reading on the origins of "ordination" within Christian faith:

A Short History of Ordination (Part I)

A Short History of Ordination (Part II)

Very interesting articles. Here's a link to a PDF of a book mentioned in the article:

The Church of Rome, in her primitive purity compared with the Church of Rome, at the present day: being a candid examination of her claims to universal dominion (other formats).