Reason for Church Services

[n david]

Originally Posted by J.A. Perez

Sir,

I didnt say much, I just said your close.

It was just scriptire I didnt even highlight anything?

HAHA! but thats just like u.

"That's just like u?" Please, tell me more about me, since you claim to know so much about me.

Originally Posted by J.A. Perez

Go ahead and argue with the word all you want, I never said to treat a man like a priest? The word teaches the principle to follow the elder/pastor/shephard like they follow Christ. People dont even do that, many pastors hold a very modest stand in life in general, but people in the congregation see it, but think they can get by with much less. Then the Pastor gets up to help and address certain dangers and people call him a legalist.

You are awesome,

I am awesome, thank you. No need to argue with the word, it says what it says. The head of every man is Christ. The reason Paul said to follow him as he follows Christ is because the church in Corinth argued over who to follow. "I follow Apollos." "I follow Paul." Thus Paul said, not as a way of claiming some kind of authority over them, but to clear up the matter, Paul said follow me as I follow Christ. Then he further clarified that the head of every man was Christ.

The reason I mentioned what I did about people treating Pastors as Catholic Priests is because of posts you and other cons post stating people must have a Pastor, and other posts which imply that the Pastor has more spiritual knowledge than any ordinary saint can have, and by claiming the Pastor has spiritual authority over people. You may not like the analogy, but it's the truth. Perhaps not you, though by your post it appears so, but many cons have made the Pastor into a Catholic Priest.