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Originally Posted by OBW
Where is there any evidence that God has anointed anyone from the time of Paul to this day to stand in such a high position that a righteous man would not dare to strike out against him? Surely not Nee or Lee. And I daresay, not anyone.
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And note the natural corollary of presuming "to stand in such a high position" in the modern church - the advisement to "touch not mine anointed" (1 Chron. 16:22 etc) can be ignored by the modern apostle, or his deputies. I've seen many a Deputy God in the LC reach out from the dias or lectern or podium to touch the rank-and-file.
The idea of "such a high position" within the flock entails a two-tier, or even multi-tier church life. Those who are anointed (all of us) and those who have the untouchable extra something.
So like the classic dystopian novella, we realize that we're all equal, but some of us are more equal than others. We're all priests and kings, but some are more priestly and kingly than others. We're all anointed, but some of the anointed can be touched, and some cannot. It's a strange kind of wink-wink, nod-nod world where we preach one thing, but (wink-wink) eventually you'll get it.