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Originally Posted by UntoHim
Ok, let’s try to get back a little closer to a discussion of the proposition set forth by the writer of this little paper, “God’s New Testament economy vs. Deputy Authority”. Of course this thing was not written in a vacuum – we all know the circumstances and atmosphere from which it came. I was given a copy of this booklet back in the early 90s during all the turmoil in So. Calif. There were a lot of these anonymous writings floating around at the time, and most of them had the general theme of “things have changed” and “wait a cotton pickin minute, I thought ‘In the New Testament economy there is no thought of hierarchy. On the contrary,God's economy in the New Testament makes all the believers of the same rank’(Lee)”
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I saw two saints in Houston get excommunicated, one I knew (he was living with us in corporate living) and the other I didn't know very well. But I never felt that since this was done by the elders that there were two different ranks in the church. So these quotes don't resonate with me since I never was taught or felt that there were different ranks in the church, nevertheless there was a need for a "deputy authority". There are thousands of decisions that have to be made, most seem trivial, yet they concern the church, and God's people and someone has to take responsibility to make the decision. Think of all the decisions made to run the meeting hall, as well as schedule and run the meetings. All of these decisions impact the church and they all require someone with authority to make them.