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Originally Posted by UntoHim
I found this portion of the paper most poignant:
Man is always held accountable. He is held directly accountable to God whether his allegiance to the "deputy authority" was through his own ignorance, his own preference or personal loyalty, his own improper motive or ambition, or through the deceit of the one proclaiming that authority. The ramifications are generally disastrous. Not only so, but the judgment falling upon the mistakenly obedient one is far greater than that on the misleading "deputy authority." No man can shirk his individual responsibility and accountability to God.
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I took issue with this statement, the following verses should make it clear that the statement seems at odds with the Lord.
Luke 12:47 And that servant, which knew his lord's will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes.
12:48 But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more.
The mistakenly obedient could refer to those that knew not their Lord’s will in this passage whereas the "misleading deputy authority" could refer to those that knew His will and did it not.
Luke 17:1b It is impossible but that offences will come: but woe unto him, through whom they come!
17:2 It were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he cast into the sea, than that he should offend one of these little ones.
Someone who offends one of these little ones in this passage could apply to a “misleading deputy authority”. Whereas "little ones" could refer to those that are "mistakenly obedient".
It seems to me that the Lord has made it very clear that those who mislead others with this false "deputy authority" claim will receive much greater punishment than those that are fooled.