Re: Visited a non UPC church
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Originally Posted by returnman
Confusion about authority in the pentecostal ranks is brought on by the type of non-biblical church government prevalent. Deacons and elders are just puppets to the "one head man", the pastor.
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The term "pastor" is not mentioned in the New Testament. "Pastors" is mentioned in the plural once. Bishop is mentioned several times though...
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Last edited by Hoovie; 01-24-2012 at 12:14 PM.
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