Subject: Question on spiritual covering? |
Bible Note: I would be interested in a scripture that says Shannon is under the authority of a pastor to do good works or to teach good things, unless he is her husband. Then supposedly he could tell her not to have a Bible study. I don't think the Bible states anywhere that a man or a women is under the authority of a pastor in such cases? I believe scripturally married women are under the authority of their husbands (Eph.5:22), and the unmarried and widows are under the authority of God (1Cor.7:11; 7:32; 7:34). And men are under the authority of the "head" which is Christ. Paul tells us to remember those who "rule" over you, and to obey those who "rule" over you, using the various words meaning to either command (with official authority), esteem, have the rule over, stand before, i.e. preside, official authority, or by implication to practice. The general accepted meaning is "to lead". Paul would not have meant for the "body" to be subject to the pastor in these areas, since Peter further explains the elders position as that of a shepherd. Either there was already a problem or Peter foresaw a problem that the elders like himself would attempt to lord over the flock of God. Because Peter exhorts the elders to "feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof... neither as being lords over God's heritage, but being ensamples to the flock." (1Peter 5:1-4) FEED comes from the word meaning "to tend as a shepherd, or figuritively a supervisor, feed, rule. OVERSIGHT comes from the word meaning "to oversee, by implication to beware, look diligently, take the oversight". LORDS comes from the word meaning "to lord against, i.e. control, subjugate, exercise dominion over, be lord over, overcome". ENSAMPLE comes from the word meaning "to die (as struck), i.e. a statue, figuratively style, or resemblance; specifically a sampler ("type"), i.e. a model (for imitation) or instance (for warning. And Titus 2:3 says "the aged women likewise, that they be in behavior as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things..." TEACHER-OF-GOOD-THINGS comes from one word kalodidaskalos meaning "a teacher of the right" or "a teacher of good things". |