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Originally Posted by ZNPaaneah
You do not allot someone apostolic authority merely because you listen to their message or attend a church that sells their books. If Paul, or Martin Luther, or anyone else is "allotted authority" it comes directly from the Lord, to whom all authority has been given.
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Do you mean you don't do it, or you shouldn't do it? Because a heck of a lot of people in the LRC did it.
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You say that this is practical discussion, not a theoretical one. Who allots apostolic authority to others? When do they do this? How? Why?
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That's my question. So far, no one has done a good job of answering it.
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You might think that only selling WL books in the church book room is allotting authority to him. However, that was never my experience.
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The overall effect was Lee got credit for being an apostle. Your experience is the exception. And the exception proves the rule.