C. Matthew McMahon
Christian Preacher
Is the power to bind and loose (forbid and allow entrance into the fellowship of believers) something Christ gave to the church in general, or to the Apostles in particular?
I know many will say "take it before the church" - but more exegetically precise, the keys seems to have been given tot he apostles and leaders of the church.
Would it be fair to say that the congregation has the right and power to overrule the pastor on matters of church discipline? (i.e. if a man was to be excommunicated, and the elders brought it before the people of the church, do they have the power to outvote the pastor or elders in order to not excommunicate the man?)
This brings to mind the smaller corpus of the church - the fmaily - does, then, the right of the wife and children have the power to outvote the husband on any matter of discipline?
Your thoughts?
[Edited on 6-4-2004 by webmaster]
I know many will say "take it before the church" - but more exegetically precise, the keys seems to have been given tot he apostles and leaders of the church.
Would it be fair to say that the congregation has the right and power to overrule the pastor on matters of church discipline? (i.e. if a man was to be excommunicated, and the elders brought it before the people of the church, do they have the power to outvote the pastor or elders in order to not excommunicate the man?)
This brings to mind the smaller corpus of the church - the fmaily - does, then, the right of the wife and children have the power to outvote the husband on any matter of discipline?
Your thoughts?
[Edited on 6-4-2004 by webmaster]