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Originally Posted by *AQuietPlace*
I didn't get the impression the pastor wouldn't make it in, I got the impression that I wouldn't if they told God I shouldn't.
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That was what I thought for a long time too. I had the impression, though I'm not sure it was blatantly taught, that Mt 10:28 "And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell," was referring to pastors, and if my pastor thought badly of me, Jesus automatically would, too.
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Originally Posted by Coonskinner
However, the Scripture indicates a connection between the accounting given by those who "have the rule over you" (Paul's words, not mine), and our own judgment.
Heb 13:17 Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable for you.
I am not exactly sure how this is going to play out, and I don't figure anybody else does either.
But it is very apparent from the Scripture that God does care about how we relate and respond to those set in spiritual authority in our lives, and that our eternal fate is impacted by that.
How exactly this all applies and what the parameters are, we can debate till the cows come home, but there is something there. That is unmistakable. |
My personal thought is that it's not beneficial to us
right now if those who "watch for our souls" are doing so with grief. Deliberately making my leaders miserable has no benefit for me, whereas cooperation and respect often bring great benefit.
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