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Originally Posted by freeatlast
Mike..I am not advocating overthrowing a pastor. i am advocating that every church needs a spiritual board of Elders in place in the event a pastor goes bad.
A pastor that will not listen to the consel of godly men and women in his church has a head problem
You mentioned sevearl Old Testament examples of people like David that would not kill Saul. So I'll post some Old testament scripture that advocates seeking consel of others in making decisiions.
Proverbs 11:14
Where no counsel is, the people fall: but in the multitude of counsellors there is safety.
Proverbs 12:15
The way of a fool is right in his own eyes: but he that hearkeneth unto counsel is wise.
Proverbs 15:22
Without counsel purposes are disappointed: but in the multitude of counsellors they are established.
A pastor is a fellow laborer in the work of God..when he sets himself up as a pope, that is in error. |
Good scriptures, and I agree with your first statement.
As I said, I, too am against the pastor being "lords over God's heritage".
However, I've seen too many situations where, even when the pastor was wrong, people came against him to overthrow him, or change his direction, and many problems resulted. God will not honor wrong actions, even when there is seeming justification.
I've seen too many people develop the wrong spirit even when they were doing what they believed to be the right thing.
I've always found that God will take care of it in His way, and in His time.
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