Sermon on coming of Pope to New Jersey. Matthew 16:15-18
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THE POPE IS HERE
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I. How come we don’t have a pope?
II. History of the papacy.
A. Principle of apostolic succession. Matt 16:18-19
B. Gradual increase in worldly power.
C. Modern shift to spirituality.
III. Why we don’t have a pope. [A Baptist response]
A. Our conscience, guided by Scripture, is our leader.
B. We do not need to go through humans to get to God. 1 Tim 2:5
C. The church must be primarily spiritual, not political. Rev 13
IV. We need earthly leaders.
A. Bible endorses human leadership.
B. The proper place of leaders. 1 Peter 5:2-3
C. Keep human leaders in perspective.
V. God must lead us.
A. Any human leader is second-rate. 1 Sam 8:7
B. He leads, we must follow.
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