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Old 11-28-2008, 02:14 AM
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By and large, the democritization of Christianity has taken with it an incredible diminution of the rightful authority of the pastoral office and authority. Try saying Heb. 13:17 out loud with a straight face in many church contexts today!

I really don't worry about investing pastors with too much authority. And, frankly, in the broad evangelical circles I have circulated in for 5.5 decades, we could use a return to respect for the reverance of the office of pastor. My pastor types I know are anything but arrogant and egotistical.
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