Biblical authority is determined by our subjection to the authority of the Lord. There is no authority in the church apart from the Lord.
There are abuses of the authority in the church. But to deny authority itself because of the abuses is to go way too far. It is the same as denying parenthood just because some parents abuse their children.
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Most men pursue pleasure with such breathless haste that they hurry past it. Soren Kierkegaard
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