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Originally Posted by Sons to Glory!
I was wondering what you mean by that. TLR preached against the clergy/laity, and rightly so I believe. BUT I think they practice it too, behind a veil of eldership. As I remember, by definition it is someone who is above, that is, telling others what to do. This is a blatant usurping of the headship of Christ. "It is for freedom that Christ set us free" (Gal 5:1), and not to be yoked under bondage of someone besides the Anointing One within.
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There's a hierarchy. To say there isn't is a deception. You wouldn't be seeing an elder submitting to the rebuke of a sister. This veil of eldership is one that one may assume license to abuse. If one reacts against the abuse, "you're going against God's deputy authority". Thing is these elders, they're not voted on by the assembly they're appointed and the assembly is expected to give a rubber stamp amen.