The Catholic Church is Authoritative
Biblical-based Catholic Church Teachings
Scripture quotations are taken from either the New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition (NRSV-CE) or the New American Bible Revised Edition (NAB-RE).
Jesus delegates all power to Apostles:
Matthew 28:18-20 – "Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, until the end of the age."
Power to forgive sin:
John 20:23 – "Whose sins you forgive are forgiven them, and whose sins you retain are retained."
Power to offer sacrifice (Eucharist):
1Corinthians 11:23-24 – "For I received from the Lord what I also handed on to you, that the Lord Jesus, on the night he was handed over, took bread, and, after he had given thanks, broke it and said, “This is my body that is for you. Do this in remembrance of me."
Power to speak with Christ's voice:
Luke 10:16 – " Whoever listens to you listens to me. Whoever rejects you rejects me. And whoever rejects me rejects the one who sent me."
Power to legislate:
Matthew 18:18 – "Amen, I say to you, whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven."
Power to discipline:
Matthew 18:17 – " If he refuses to listen to them, tell the church. If he refuses to listen even to the church, then treat him as you would a Gentile or a tax collector."
Biblical-based Catholic Church Teachings
Scripture quotations are taken from either the New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition (NRSV-CE) or the New American Bible Revised Edition (NAB-RE).
Jesus delegates all power to Apostles:
Matthew 28:18-20 – "Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, until the end of the age."
Power to forgive sin:
John 20:23 – "Whose sins you forgive are forgiven them, and whose sins you retain are retained."
Power to offer sacrifice (Eucharist):
1Corinthians 11:23-24 – "For I received from the Lord what I also handed on to you, that the Lord Jesus, on the night he was handed over, took bread, and, after he had given thanks, broke it and said, “This is my body that is for you. Do this in remembrance of me."
Power to speak with Christ's voice:
Luke 10:16 – " Whoever listens to you listens to me. Whoever rejects you rejects me. And whoever rejects me rejects the one who sent me."
Power to legislate:
Matthew 18:18 – "Amen, I say to you, whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven."
Power to discipline:
Matthew 18:17 – " If he refuses to listen to them, tell the church. If he refuses to listen even to the church, then treat him as you would a Gentile or a tax collector."