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Originally Posted by Ohio
Lee made a huge deal about "ambition," but neither Jesus, nor Paul, nor the Bible do. Lee made ambition first among the "seven deadly sins." Reading Paul, however, one gets the impression that ambition is virtuous, especially when pointed in the right direction. "Be burning in Spirit, serving the Lord."
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Actually those ambitious for selfish gain and selfish position have a clear route to the top - slavishly laud the MOTA. Tell everyone, "We owe him our lives" and so forth. Those who promote the MOTA at every turn, themselves get promoted. As one serving in FTTT put it, "If anyone else does it, it's a hierarchy, but if we do it, then it's not a hierarchy."
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Originally Posted by Ohio
In Acts 20, Paul exposes those who would speak perverted things so that the saints would be drawn after them. Any talk or teaching in church history about a Pope, Holy See, Deputy Authority, Seer of the Age (SOTA), Oracle, MOTA, or "First among equals" is just perverted.
P-e-r-v-e-r-t-e-d.
Only Jesus deserves any such singular title in the church of God.
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This is Christianity 101, folks: if you want to be great, be the least. Those who lift themselves up in this age will be put down in the next. I'm sorry this doesn't jibe with the culturally-derived expectations in the Church of Lee, but the scriptures are clear.