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Originally Posted by pelathais
LOL. Strawman argument, or a false dilemma. As I said before, the body needs to work with all of its members in sync.
Oh, and I agree with your post to FAL. I just don't think it fits the bill for the "the great Apostle Paul had some strong teaching about the saints not controlling the pastor" statement. The pastor serves the people, and all the people serve the Lord. There should be no "control" among those who serve and are being served in this world.
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Agreed, but it's not a strawman, it's real life, my friend.
I've seen it, and I'm sure you have too.
The bottom line is, if there is mutual love and respect from pastor to saints and vice versa, this issue should never come up. If the pastor is following Christ, the saints are instructed to follow him.
If he veers from the course, the instruction to the saints to follow him is no longer valid, and they should prayerfully seek God to give them new direction.