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Originally Posted by Terry
Cross references for Hebrews 13:17 are
1 Corinthians 16:16
that you also be in subjection to such men and to everyone who helps in the work and labors.
Hebrews 13:7
Remember those who led you, who spoke the word of God to you; and considering the result of their conduct, imitate their faith.
Hebrews 13:24
Greet all of your leaders and all the saints. Those from Italy greet you.
I see from your examples your speaking on jurisdiction and limitations of the jurisidiction.
For example a policeman only has jurisdiction over the area he's designated to serve and cannot exceed that area. For example an uncle of mine once served law enforcement in Washington County, Oregon. His jurisdiction was limited to the county.
Same principal is in effect to elders of assemblies. Specifically the incident you refer to is a illustration of an elder overstepping his jurisdiction as an elder. Once Benson moved to Dallas to serve, he was no longer an elder for the Church in Houston.
Another example is the assembly I currently meet with. Elders from ERCC would not be recognized as being elders in the nearest local church.
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Yes, but that doesn't offer much of a safeguard. RG could have easily been the hit man at the urging of BP and who is to say who RG can fellowship with.
I think the biggest case of the error in the LRC is that Elders excommunicate saints, and then announce to the church that someone has been excommunicated without much if any explanation. Instead, if they had to "tell it to the church" as a kind of hearing and the person being excommunicated also got to share their side before the church decided I think that would have eliminated the abuses we saw by WL because he could never have made it fly.