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Old 09-04-2014, 01:00 PM   #104
zeek
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Default Re: Authority and Submission

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Originally Posted by Terry View Post
In the topic of Authority and Submission, I wanted to pass on my intial exposure to Authority and Submission.
As a high school brother one Saturday night as part of our Young People's Meeting, one of the serving brothers had us high school and junior high brothers detail his car.
I objected believing it's his responsibility. My peers just wanted me to submit to his authority and go along.
In conscience I was correct to object, but in A&S doctrine I was in rebellion for opposing the will of an older brother.
It's possible that at that time you might have been reasoning. According to Watchman Nee in Spiritual Authority, page 38 : "None who follow reason can walk the spiritual pathway, because it is beyond and above human reasoning."
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