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Originally Posted by Maximilian
Justin, I agree that's the best way to read that. However, it's not explicit or clear.
I like what follows:
Instead of giving you God's Law as food and drink by which you can banquet on God, they package it in bundles of rules, loading you down like pack animals. They seem to take pleasure in watching you stagger under these loads, and wouldn't think of lifting a finger to help. Their lives are perpetual fashion shows, embroidered prayer shawls one day and flowery prayers the next. They love to sit at the head table at church dinners, basking in the most prominent positions, preening in the radiance of public flattery, receiving honorary degrees, and getting called 'Doctor' and 'Reverend.'
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Originally Posted by coadie
But they leave out the rest that says to not follow their behavior.
But their lives are not good examples for you to follow. ERV
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I agree that it's a bit drastic to call Pastors who impose "additional teachings" to precaution their congregation "pharisees". Pharisees would enforce rules,
whether Mosaic, or not, and some times not follow the same teachings. Thus Jesus' firm rebuke against hypocrites.
I don't personally know any Pastors that don't "practice what they preach". From my experience, if they teach it, they also obey it,
whether Biblical, or not.
We are to obey our spiritual leaders as long (and possibly, if only) they obey the word of God.
Where do we draw the line? Pastor A. teaches teaches biblical truth (salvation), and also teaches us to have "Apostolic Pray Rugs".
Wait a minute! Do I have to obey this? It's not biblical.
Pastor B. also teaches biblical salvation truths, but also teaches woman wearing wooden shoes and "clogging" as part of their worship.
Am I bound by
Heb 13:17 to obey them "no matter what?"
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