timothy 1769
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what are the proper limits of pastoral authority? in areas not explicitly covered in scripture, is at appropriate for a pastor to set standards for his congregation to follow?
i ask because in my family we live a pretty separated lifestyle (compared to many, certainly), based on my convictions about what god would prefer. often such convictions are specific applications of rather general verses, which i understand others might interpret or apply differently without them being "bad" christians.
i would enjoy belonging to a church when such separation is more common, and one way it seems to me to achieve this is to attend a church with a "strong" pastor who has established similar rules for his congregation.
but, certainly, i wouldn't want to support a church whose pastor is not acting biblically, only because it seemed to make my life easier.
so what are the proper biblical limits of pastoral authority?
i ask because in my family we live a pretty separated lifestyle (compared to many, certainly), based on my convictions about what god would prefer. often such convictions are specific applications of rather general verses, which i understand others might interpret or apply differently without them being "bad" christians.
i would enjoy belonging to a church when such separation is more common, and one way it seems to me to achieve this is to attend a church with a "strong" pastor who has established similar rules for his congregation.
but, certainly, i wouldn't want to support a church whose pastor is not acting biblically, only because it seemed to make my life easier.
so what are the proper biblical limits of pastoral authority?