Justin Hibbard continues the mini-series on the Sacrament of Holy Orders with the Apostolic Succession. What authority did Jesus pass onto His disciples, and was their leadership clearly respected in the early churches? How did the disciples choose successors? And how did the early Church settle doctrine and power disputes?

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Show Notes:

• Quotes from the Early Church Fathers regarding the Apostolic Succession

• Letter to the Corinthians by Clement

• Against Heresies by Irenaeus

• Prescription Against Heretics by Tertullian

• Church History by Eusebius

• Lumen Gentrium

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