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Originally Posted by Godsdrummer
I am just curious, what does submission to the man of God look like to you?
Say how does one that attends your church regularly gives in the offering, participates in functions when possible, show lack of submission?
Oh and one other question, who is the man of God to you in your life?
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Actually, submission must first be to God, and when one is fully submitted to God there will be no problems between them and their pastor. Incidentally the "submission to the man of God" was such a small part of my post that it amuses me that you would pull that out to question. However, I stand by my original intent for the comment. In my experience, (over 25+ years of pastoral experience) I have found that most of the time when people are seeking to find out how to define the disqualifications of ministry, they are trying to justify their own disobedience and wrong spirit with regard to ministry.
Are there legitimate occasions where it can be discussed and should be....absolutely. But the spirit and intent should be checked to make sure it is pure and right. (This is why I prefaced my statement by saying "not saying this is true of the original poster" as I do not know them or their spirit/intent.)
As far as my "man of God" I believe that I must set an example of being submitted (practice what I preach) so I have a pastor and I have a couple of Elders who can and do speak into my life. Our church members know who these men are and have access to their phone numbers and know they can call them if needed.
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