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Originally Posted by OBW
Jesus never disparaged the existence of structure and leadership. He even instructed his disciples in how they were to be as leaders. Just because they were to be servant leaders did not remove their place as leaders. When Jesus complained about the Pharisees wanting to be exalted and demanding the best places, he did not say to his disciples to not be leaders, but to not be as the Pharisees. Jesus never said that the actual teachings of the Pharisees were bad. In fact, he seemed to suggest that they should be followed.
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Lee's teachings on the clergy-laity system now rank right up there with the hypocrisy of the scribes and Pharisees.
Both Christianity and the Recovery have their structure and hierarchy. Much of Protestant Christianity, however, does have a major improvement. The ministers / pastors there must be accountable to their local elders, while the full-timers are only accountable to headquarters.