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Originally Posted by Sons to Glory!
I've gone back over 1 Corinthians 3 and see what you mean. However, I am not convinced it only applies toward those in leadership.
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I think this falls into the grey area of "could be true but isn't stated." There is a lot that is not definitely false since it is not stated as being false. But neither is it stated as being true, therefore not definitely true.
In effect, the bible is silent on it. Just as it is on a lot of things. That doesn't mean that it is irrelevant, but it also doesn't mean that it is open for extension in a "must be" kind of way.
This is where a lot of Lee's "simply" and other peculiar theological statements fall. He jumps into an area where there is a
potential follow-on that is not intentionally implied or stated and declares it as true.
You are right in that it could apply to anyone. But that is not what Paul said and was not who he was applying it to. He was applying it to the leadership without definitively stating that it was exclusively for them. So think it might be whatever you want. Just don't preach it as doctrine or fact.