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Originally Posted by recoveringCK
To what degree do the elders in a city have biblical spiritual authority in the word of God to rule over the believers in the city or the church?
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Only the Lord Jesus, our Redeemer and Savior, has biblical spiritual authority in the word of God to rule over us. All others who attempt to "rule over us" or "draw us to themselves" are lording it over us, and the Bible repeatedly condemns this.
Proper and healthy Christian leaders should be ministers, shepherds, and servants to the children of God.