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Originally Posted by Igzy
Good grief, I thought I made this clear a long time ago! This is all about avoiding the abuse of presumed authority.
According to the LCM, apostles have the authority to command multiple churches. We all know that the LCM believed Lee had the authority to command every church on earth, probably including all the non-LCM groups as well.
Now my question is, would the Lord give that much power to on individual without giving the Church a sure-fire way to confirm that person's apostleship? I say no.
The LCM confers it to Lee because they want to be under his authority. Well, I'm not so eager for that myself, so I want more confirmation.
I fail to see why this point is so hard to understand.
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But that is the error. The NT does not support the idea that Apostles can command churches.
We have the epistles of Paul -- I do not see Paul commanding the church except in the matter of gross sin that was reported in different cities. That is not based on "apostolic authority".
We have the letters to the churches in Revelation -- again I don't see John commanding the churches but rather relaying a message from the Lord.
On the other hand I see Paul rebuking Peter at a time when Peter was clearly a leading apostle. I see Peter being afraid of James when James was not an apostle. I see James leading a conference over doctrinal issues when James was not an apostle.
The error to my understanding is allowing a man to claim authority over the kingdom of the heavens, usurping the Lord Jesus' authority.