"So then, brothers and sisters, stand firm and hold fast to the traditions we passed on to you, whether by word of mouth or by letter." ~ 2 Thessalonians 2:15 "No prophecy of Scripture is of any private interpretation." ~ 2 Peter 1:20 "Keep the traditions just as I delivered them to you." ~ 1 Corinthians 11:2 "And I tell you that you are Peter (meaning: rock, foundation), and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it. I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven." ~ Matthew 16:18-19 "The church of the living God, the pillar and foundation of the truth." ~ 1 Timothy 3:15 "And if he refuses to hear them, tell it to the church. But if he refuses even to hear the church, let him be to you like a heathen and a tax collector. Assuredly, I say to you, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven." ~ Matthew 18:17-18 "Let that be esteemed a sure Eucharist, which is either under the bishop, or him to whom he may commit it. Where the bishop is, there let the multitude (of believers) be; even as where Jesus Christ is, there is the Catholic Church. Apart from the bishop it is neither lawful to baptize, nor to hold an agape; a but whatever he judges right, that also is well-pleasing unto God, that all which is done may be safe and sure." ~ St. Ignatius of Antioch, disciple of John the Apostle (A.D. 50-107) ~Mark
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