The Not-So Practical Expression of the Church

[Cal]

Originally Posted by Shawn

There is not an arbitrary light that shines on them from the heavenlies that singles them out by God to be appointed as Elders; they simply have, whats the word from the other forum, uhh, let me remember, oh yes, Gravitas!

Let me also note that I never conveyed that there was "arbitrary light" shining on anyone. What I said was, for any group to require believers to accept a certain specific set of elders as being over the whole city is an arbitrary decision and thus one no one is qualified to make.

How can that group have such certainty that their elders are over everyone in the city to the point they can say all who do not submit to them are at odds with the city-church? It is indefensible. Yet, this is the LC model.