Or, as so many Christians seem to do, put the leadership on some sort of pedestal where they have to be held to a higher standard than the saints in the pews.
Chan, leaders are ALWAYS held to a higher standard due to the nature of leadership. It has nothing to do with some being able to get by with things. It is just the way things are. That's why we call them LEADERS! They demonstrate and we follow. They're certainly not expected to be perfect, but the sheep I do my best to lead look to me for strength in difficult times. They expect me to be strong for them and I should.
Leaders are no better than anyone else nor should they be lifted up and thought of as kings or as some churches do, put them on thrones on their platforms. But leaders will ALWAYS be held to a higher standard and rightly so.
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Or, as so many Christians seem to do, put the leadership on some sort of pedestal where they have to be held to a higher standard than the saints in the pews.
Are you trying to find out if that's what he's doing? Do you really think he's going to say, "Yes, of course it's okay for the saints in the pew"?
Or, as so many Christians seem to do, put the leadership on some sort of pedestal where they have to be held to a higher standard than the saints in the pews.
So then you believe that saints should be held higher than ministry?
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I've gone and done it now! I'm on Facebook!!!
Jud 1:24 ¶ Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present Unregistered faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy,
Jud 1:25 To the only wise God our Saviour, [be] glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen.
He is able, Joe.
And here is one more for good measure:
Mic 7:8 ¶ Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy: when I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, the LORD [shall be] a light unto me.
Joe,
I am beginning to realize part of why you rarely go to church...the altar is fraught with perils for a man of your delicate sensibilities.
But there is hope, Joe...keep the faith!
I just put people on Ignor who keep judging people.Your now on Ignor.
are you saying a person who is addicted to porn, or a "viewer" of porn will have some kind of inappropriate sexual relationship?
Or are you saying that anyone who has a sexual relationship (adultry or fornication) is BECAUSE they are addicted to porn? b/c I would have to disagree with you wholeheartedly.
Affairs and sexual acts before marriage happen for reasons other than porn...
Single folks without God, or who have drifted away from God, get themselves in very real physical situations and make bad choices...
For married folks, I think that if a woman cheats, it's usually b/c she's gotten EMOTIONALLY attached to someone b/c something that was lacking in her relationship with her husband was met by some "friend"....someone who listened to her or was interested in HER - and not necessairly mainfested in a physical way...yk?
I think a man cheats b/c there is breakdown MOSTLY in the physical relationship with his spouse and some woman is in the wrong place at the wrong time....IMO
Married women, IMO, when upset or mad or whatever at their spouse, refrain from physical contact with the husband....Men who have issues with their wives no longer care about the feelings of the wife and so the cycle starts...
Great post Theresa!
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