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Originally Posted by *AQuietPlace*
Pastoral authority is a subject that intrigues me. Do pastors really have the right, as many think they do, to "set rules" for "their" congregation? And then cause people to be lost for "rebellion"? I honestly would love to know how God views these things.
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The only scripture to support the Pastor "setting the line" I ever hear used is MOses setting the line around the Mt in Exodus.
The problem with that is that Moses is not a Pastor. Moses, if anything, was a Christ type. Not a NT Pastor. IN fact I have a paper at home that shows all the direct parallels between Moses and CHrist.
I have even asked my Bishop directly about ht eissue of "Pastoral Convictions" and he told me very honestly that they really aren't scriptural. It is more of a tradition. So can a person be labeled rebellious for not following traditions? I'd say no, but then...I'm not a Pastor.
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