I posted this on another thread, but wanted to start a new thread so as not to hijack Brother Eastman's thread.
A few posters made statements to the effect that saints are stupid, pastors can preach and teach whatever they want, and that in order to make it to heaven we have to obey the pastor.
I am not against pastors, in fact, I used to be one, but how did this single office of the five fold ministry gain such power and authority?
The Bible lists the five fold ministry as such:
Ephesians 4:11 (Whole Chapter)
And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;
In our Apostolic culture, we seem to have elevated the office of pastor to the highest level. We acknowledge evangelists, but THEY don't have this kind of power. We won't even acknowledge prophets and apostles, in most cases.
Is there scripture that supports this type of authority for pastors only?
How did this come about?
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