Personal conviction inlight of pastoral authority

[Austin]

Pastoral positions were respected in the day when the common man could not read the bible. Most people depended on the pastor because he was an educated man when most in the church only had a fifth grade education if that much.

As time pressed on Pastoral positioning became popular by degree of educational status and also by popular attraction to personality.
The preachers who could preach the best entertaining sermons were the most famous to be followed. In other areas the pastor if he had a masters degree in all the social necessities of life then again he was followed by many.

As this process progressed people then became more attracted to the man instead of Jesus. As a result they followed a teaching instead of seeking the truth.

Now let me clarify, I do believe in the pastoral position in the assemblies of God.

During the time of this pastoral movement not all pastors fell into this category of men. Some of the pastors were called out by the Holy Spirit to be ministers unto the people and lead them in the truths of the Lord as well as direct them into the ways that Jesus would have us go.

As time now has moved on and there are so many educated people and also so many people who are segregated in their thoughts and ideas on Christianity and the bible we are now seeing movements and groups different from what the normal way has been for many years.

As a result of this new movement/ which is not anything new/ we are noticing that some people don't respect the position of the pastor in the assembly[ church]. Numerous comments to this have been made here in this forum as well as others on this subject matter, expressing freedom from control and reflection on independence from the guidance of the pastor position.

In the bible it clearly tells us in the book of Corinthians of the appointments of God in the assemblies of God in this earth. Since Jesus is the head of the assemblies and he does not change, then one may assume that the appointments have not changed.