To succeed someone is not to place one above the other. but, perhaps you should read the referenced passage for yourself. You may change your mind.
jd
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From: "David Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> John wrote:
> > His reference is to the 12 and with that
> > in mind, would you not agree?
>
> No, I still think it puts the emphasis in the wrong place. Apostles are
> basically doers of the Bible. The twelve would never had been if the
> Biblical record had not come first. We have added some of their writings to
> the rest of Scripture, but this only bolsters the point that the apostles
> are our examples concerning how we should likewise succeed the Biblical
> record. Very little of the Biblical record has to do with the twelve. Only
> 3 of the 12 apostles have given us any Scripture at all. The tendency to
> elevate the Scriptures above the living examples of the apostles is a
> mistake IMO.
>
> Peace be with you.
> David Miller.
>
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> F rom: "David Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> > John quoted Barth as saying:
> > > More than anything else placed in the church,
> > > the biblical record is the successor to the apostles.
> >
> > Fair points about Barth's respect for the Bible, but he did miss it a
> > little
> > with this statement, in my opinion. The apostles were and are the
> > successors to the Biblical record, not the other way around.
> >
> > Matthew 11:12-13
> > (12) And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven
> > suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force.
> > (13) For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John.
> >
> > Peace be with you.
> > David Miller.
> >
> > ----------
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> > know how
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From: "David Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> John wrote:
> > His reference is to the 12 and with that
> > in mind, would you not agree?
>
> No, I still think it puts the emphasis in the wrong place. Apostles are
> basically doers of the Bible. The twelve would never had been if the
> Biblical record had not come first. We have added some of their writings to
> the rest of Scripture, but this only bolsters the point that the apostles
> are our examples concerning how we should likewise succeed the Biblical
> record. Very little of the Biblical record has to do with the twelve. Only
> 3 of the 12 apostles have given us any Scripture at all. The tendency to
> elevate the Scriptures above the living examples of the apostles is a
> mistake IMO.
>
> Peace be with you.
> David Miller.
>
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> F rom: "David Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> > John quoted Barth as saying:
> > > More than anything else placed in the church,
> > > the biblical record is the successor to the apostles.
> >
> > Fair points about Barth's respect for the Bible, but he did miss it a
> > little
> > with this statement, in my opinion. The apostles were and are the
> > successors to the Biblical record, not the other way around.
> >
> > Matthew 11:12-13
> > (12) And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven
> > suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force.
> > (13) For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John.
> >
> > Peace be with you.
> > David Miller.
> >
> > ----------
> > "Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may
> > know how
> > you ought to answer every man ." (Colossians 4:6) http://www.InnGlory.org
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