Re: How close should a pastor get to the members?
 

LOL, You Rock!!!! So funny!!

Now would you bare your soul to the entire forum much as you do when you pray to God? We want to see the real you, every nook and cranny of your heart!




J/K!!!! Don't do it!!!! :christmoose

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I understand Pastors and such have different responsibilites that those in the pew but all Christians are a royal preisthood of believers and all of those borned of God have equal access to The Lord.

The fivefold ministry is to help perfect the saints for their ministry,a division between clergy and laity in unbiblical we all are called to the ministry of reconciliation.

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Pastors being too close to laity can lead to all sorts of deviance.

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Thank you the idea of Heirachy structure in the body of Christ is not NT. doctrine it is a idea that came from the RCC.

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Like what?

Sounds like you've had some bad experiences.

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True power only comes from serving!!!! More serve, more power! :D

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Such as?

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Not me. :santathumb

But half of AFF is made up of posts about abusive relationships.

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Aren't there naked animals in that?

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This isn't tennis!

I think you've been reading too much Swindoll.
:christmaskiss

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Half?

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And many of those have been from ........ oh, never mind.

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It's called hyperbole.

Daniel taught me all about it.


hee hee

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The other half exaggerate.

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:gotcha

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So, out of curiousity, is it ok for a pastor to trash other pastors?

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Wowsers, how many admins are posting on this thread?

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Only if they are on a minister's only forum.

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Hmmm....don't know where that one came from. Care to explain?

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Let me ask a question here did Jesus Christ call His disciples friends ?

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Well, we are having a discussion about pastors and saints, and you made the statement that if a pastor becomes too close to a saint, all sorts of deviance could occur, and you indicate that 50% percent of the posts on the forum have to do with saints who were abused, I assume, by pastors.

My impression was that you think a lot of saints are "trashing" pastors on this forum.

So, my question is - is it ok for pastors to complain about being abused by other pastors?

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Yes, but he also separated Himself from the crowds and even some of the disciples on several occasions.

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Two right now.

Is that not allowed?

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Nope, just Praxeas.

And I don't think it's okay to trash anybody.

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Oh, ok.

Thanks for the clarification.

So, in your perception, how do half of the posts on this forum deal with "abusiveness"?

Abuse by whom, and against whom?

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I watched Survivor tonight! Haven't done that in a couple of years. But a teacher from a neighboring town is ruling the roost on that show and it was fun to watch. You could see him cringe every time he lied!

Now I can go to work and talk to my coworker who knows him because her children took his physics class.

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I think it's great. It makes me feel safe and secure.:christmaskiss

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How many posts do Rhoni and Delta Guitar have?:christmasjig

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Find that in a fortune cookie? What's with all the "sayings"? :irule

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Plenty, but definitely not all of them are trashing pastors, if any.

They have disagreements with the organization, but so do many of us.

I'm tired of the "oooh, everyone on AFF is trashing pastors" refrain.

I've seen pastors on this forum call other pastors "liars", as recently as yesterday! But, I don't hear the same public outcry when its a pastor doing it as when a saint supposedly does it.

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Is Steve Perry still their lead singer?

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can you prove this statement? Why would it lead to that?

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That's not a hyperbole, that is an exaggeration :P

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I thought about starting a new thread - What's the Difference in Exaggeration and Lying.

Think it'd get much traffic?

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that depends on whether you are bashing Pastors or non Pastors....

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OR - if you are a saint bashing a pastor, or another pastor bashing a pastor!:gotcha

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Opps - Admin overload.

I'm going to the Christmas thread (or as Bro. Epley would see it - the Knitting Thread)

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Now Reverend, did the alleged incident actually include the phrase "you're a liar?"

And, on this very thread, today, an admin compared pastors to racists.

Sometimes we can go too far, I'm sure.

Re: How close should a pastor get to the members?
 

It's exaggeration when I do it.

It's lying when someone I don't like does it.

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Semantics.

And, the admin did no such thing as compare pastors to racists, he used the word "prejudice" which is decidedly different that "racism", which you well know.

So, let me ask you a question. Let's say a saint was done wrong by a pastor.

How should that saint handle such an offense?