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Originally Posted by Igzy
Well, the second is not making an assumption at all..
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You and I are NOT in disagreement on action versus inaction. I want to be clear: I am NOT advocating passivity waiting around for a "leading."
You are right that a LOT of times, there's no clear leading and you have to just go forward. If you're off, be open to the Lord's correction.
We AGREE about that.
Indeed, in my last post "Position 2" ALSO went to a church.
99 times out of 100, you may not be able to tell the difference between position 1 versus Position 2. Both may attend a church and function etc...
However, they are different in that 1/100th time when the established church authority is in error. Someone who has taken a position (assumption or otherwise) that those church authorities are put there by God and reside in an "office" that was established by God - well, these folks are going to have a much harder time hearing the Lord's voice than one who has not taken such a position.
What I am after is not how we should "do church" in the day-in-day out. As I said - most days, my perspective and yours regarding church will look the exact same.
Rather, is there a Scriptural perspective regarding "church authority" that enables us to be more responsive to Christ rather than the "proxies" (i.e. church authority) in those RARE occasions when there may be error?
Does that make sense?