Dig this:
I was ordained by Robert Schnase,
who was ordained by Ernest T. Dixon, Jr.,
who was ordained by Robert N. Brooks,
who was ordained by Edwin H. Hughes,
who was ordained by Cyrus D. Foss,
who was ordained by Edmund S. Janes,
who was ordained by William M'Kendree,
who was ordained by Francis Asbury.
Francis Asbury was ordained by Thomas Coke,
who was ordained by none other than John Wesley.
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...but since Wesley had no authority to ordain........
Off topic: Happy Father's Day!
Respectfully,
Joseph
not quite 6 degrees of separation, but pretty impressive nonetheless
I was ordained by Jesus.
Doesn't Kevin Bacon fit in there somewhere? ;-)
Wait a minute, who said Wesly didn't have authority to ordain?
see here http://www.revneal.org/Writings/apostoli.htm
and here
http://www.revneal.org/Writings/methepisc.htm
My own believe is that all Methodist elders and deacons are all equal in the apostolic succession. In Methodist tradition, the office of Bishop is only an administrative one. I.E. the theological pronouncements of a Bishop are no more worthy of belief than Andy's. The test is do either conform to scripture.
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