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NASB | 1 Chronicles 16:22 "Do not touch My anointed ones, And do My prophets no harm." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Chronicles 16:22 "Do not touch My anointed ones, And do My prophets no harm." [Gen 20:7] |
Subject: Should a member rebuke an elder? |
Bible Note: Greetings Brother Kalos, I am so glad that you responded to my question. Thank you soooo much. You know that I have much respect for you as a student of the Word. I am familiar with the scripture you quoted from 1 Chron. (it also appears in Ps 105:15). I'm sure you know that the word "touch" in Hebrew means to strike, smite, or kill...I did not do that! Today, many of the Church leaders (The Untouchables) use that scripture to silence their critics. These "Untouchables" use that scripture as a diversion to keep the biblical illiterate at bay. Saul and David were "anointed", yet Samuel rebuked Saul, and Nathan rebuked David, (2Sam 12). Certainly, Peter was "anointed", but Paul rebuked him to his face(Gal 2:11). Paul was "anointed", but the Bereans searched the scriptures daily to see if what Paul was teaching was truth, and Paul called them "Noble",(Acts 17:11). Paul did not hide behind that scripture..."touch not my anointed..." Apollos is described as an eloquent man, mighty in the scriptures, yet Aquila and Priscilla took him aside to "expound" the way of the Lord more perfectly to him. I, for example, could be like Apollos...looking for someone to "expound" the scriptures to me, if I am wrong in my interpretation. That's all I was asking the leadership at my Church. All Christians are "anointed"...not just the 5(4)-fold ministry (Eph 4:11). 2Cor 1:20-22 says, God has "anointed" and sealed ALL of us. 1Jhn 2:27 states, "The "anointing" that we (all) have received is from God, and that "anointing" abides in ALL of us". Were the Bereans, Aquila, Priscilla, Nathan, Samuel laity? Did they have a right to question leadership? Do pastors (which I believe should not have the rule over the Church unless we equate pastors to elders), prophets, and whoever else you think is "anointed" have feet of clay?...are they mortal men?...are they better than the laity? I thought we were all part of the body of Christ...each has a different function...but the eye can't say it has no need for the ear. Not one part of the body of Christ is more anointed than the other in my understanding. What say you, Br. Kalos? Bereaniam |