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1 | Church membership scriptural? | Heb 10:25 | hobbs | 169308 | ||
“Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves” (Hebrews 13:17) Apart from membership in a local body, whose to say who these "rulers" are to be? Who (on earth) are we submit to? John |
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2 | Church membership scriptural? | Heb 10:25 | Wild Olive Shoot | 169314 | ||
Hebrews 13:7 Remember them which have the rule over you, who have spoken unto you the word of God: whose faith follow, considering the end of their conversation. Jamieson, Fausset and Brown Commentary explains pertaining to “of their conversation”: “Considering how they manifested the soundness of their faith by their holy walk, which they maintained even to the end of that walk…” I think our leaders, those we submit to, are identifiable by their manner of life, their walk with God. Verse 7 may be speaking of past leaders but Hebrews 13:17 seems to indicate the same for our present leaders. We can use the same criteria from past to present. One would think we would have to be more discerning with present leaders however, as we don’t have their “end” to help us with our assessment but only their current affairs. WOS |
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3 | Church membership scriptural? | Heb 10:25 | hobbs | 169318 | ||
In a perfect world, with perfect people who have perfect wisdom...But when real people offer thier opinions (especially on who should be our new Pastor) the discussions on who to choose can generate quite a bit of disageeement. John |
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