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The Moravian Church is the descendent of an unbroken line of succession originating in the Christian church founded by the apostles of Jesus Christ
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| The Moravian Church is the descendent of an unbroken line of succession originating in the Christian church founded by the apostles of Jesus Christ | |
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| Subjects | |
| Apostolic succession |
Christianity |
| Moravian Church |
Theology |
| Linking arguments | |
| Only the Catholic Church continues to possess a valid claim of apostolic succession today
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Supporting arguments
The founders of the Moravian Church were ordained in the Catholic Church, which has a valid claim to apostolic succession. This line of succession continues unbroken in the Moravian Church today. [1]
- Related argument: Apostolic succession continues today in the Catholic Church.
Opposing arguments
The Eastern Orthodox Church does not recognize any claims of apostolic validity to churches outside of the Orthodox tradition. [2]
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Apostolic succession has had practical value in resolving disputes in church history, but it is not an inherent part of Christianity. Formal legalistic ordination in the modern sense didn't exist in the apostles' times. [3]
- Related argument: Apostolic succession is a valid source of spiritual authority.
The claim of the Moravian Church relies on ordination performed by priests rather than bishops, which makes it invalid. [4]
- Related argument: Apostolic succession can be passed through ordination by presbyters.
Notes
| Wiki articles by viewpoint | |||
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| Neutral wikis | Wikipedia: Apostolic succession Citizendium (Academic): None Debatepedia (Debates): None |
Viewpoints | Wikinfo (Sympathetic): Apostolic succession WhyItIsTerrible (Critical): None |
| Philosophies and topics | Atheism Wiki (Atheist): None FreeThoughtPedia (FreeThought): None Objectivism Wiki (Objectivist): None RationalWiki (Skeptic): None WikiSynergy (Conspiracy theories, inclusive): None EvoWiki (Evolutionary science): None LGBT Project (LGBT): None Religion Wiki (Religious): Apostolic succession |
Politics | Mises.org (Austro-libertarian): None Conservapedia (US right-wing, Christian conservative): None Ameriwiki (US right-wing, Christian conservative): None dKosopedia (US left-wing): None LeftSpace (US left-wing): None Liberapedia (US left-wing): None Metapedia (Neo-Nazi): None |
| Christian wikis | IronChariots (Biblical, counter-apologetics): None Christianity Knowledge Base (Christian): None WikiChristian (Christian): Apostolic succession A Storehouse of Knowledge (Christian): Apostolic succession Creation Wiki (Creationist): None Theopedia (Evangelical Protestant): Apostolic Fathers OrthodoxWiki (Orthodox Christian): Apostolic succession Catholic Wiki (Roman Catholic): None Theologia (Christian, ecumenical): None |
Other religious wikis | WikiIslam (anti-Islamic): None Bahaikipedia (Bahá’í): None Dhamma (Buddhist, Theravada): None Hindupedia (Hindu): None Judaism Wiki (Jewish): None Messianic (Messianic Jewish): None MuslimWiki (Muslim): None Wikipagan (Neopagan): None Scientology (Scientology, independent): None SikhiWiki (Sikh): None |
