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Before he wades too deep into the matter, he admits that “we should ask, Is this teaching according to the New Testament?” but he conveniently “defer[s] the question to another occasion.” when I read an argument, so I had to pause and consider why Tomes did not consider the issue from the perspective of the New Testament and be done with it. It seems to me that he could have spared himself a lot of effort if he could have shown that the notion of a singular minister of the age does not accord with the New Testament. Tomes (and the CBs who put him forth as their champion) elsewhere challenged the brothers to support their views by showing that their views are founded on the Scriptures
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In his response Kerry fails to show where the NT supports the concept of a MOTA. He turns around and does the same thing he just denounced. The only verses he offers are those from the OT along with WN/his interpretation. Anything can be extracted from the OT with a little imagination; For example, an interesting parallel can be made between Eli and his sons and WL and his sons. Would this make it true? The point is that today God speaks through His Son who has gifted the Church with Apostle(s). There is no indication that there was/is a MOTA. But there is a measure of Grace. Even Paul was careful not to abuse his authority as an Apostle. Is this the case in the LSMLC today?