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Originally Posted by Truthseeker
A man of God who has understanding would highly respect the auhtority of a husband.
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A true man of God would understand he has no authority over the authority of the husband. The gifts of ministry are just that gifts and helps to the authority of the headship of the husband under Christ who is over the wife, that together are over the children.
When we understand the teaching of Christ that the greatest in the kingdom is the servant of all, that we function together as a body, Christ being the head. We will find the ussue of authority is moot.
We must remmember one given gifts of ministry are still just men, we are not infalable. Just as our own bodies are made up of three parts so is the body of Christ. From our head Jesus we get our idenity our direction. As most of this comes from the word, as individuals we know what is right and wrong. Where then is the need for positions of authority, IMHO these come from mans need to regulate what we think are laws of God. Most being mans traditions.
God did not and does not pull one part of the body apart to fill positions of authority, he works with in the body by his spirit through spiritual gifts to equip, the whole body to do the work of ministry, and to edify the body, till we all come to the unity of faith.
Even Paul the apostle (one sent) to the gentiles did not think more highly of himself than others. Even when withstanding Peter to his face he did not do so as one with authority over Peter and Peter did not feel his authority was being questioned as they did not look at things in light of authority. Or else he would not have accepted what came from the spirit of God through Paul.
Some may see this thread as a standards issue, I see it as a authority issue. "you must do it my way because I am an authroity of said subject and you must not be as you don't see things my way"
And we wonder why peope want nothing to do with Christianity?
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