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Interesting question regarding Pastor's  authority to lead others by his
advice.  Conversely,  is a pastor permitted to authorize himself and his
parishoners to ignore MAN'S LAW just because of being spirit filled??  What
are the limits of the ministry??  For example, someone mentioned in another
email comment about cocaine, earrings on men, etc.  What if a Pastor felt
that drug use was O.K. - can the ministry authorize ignoring MAN'S
LAW??????>> >I don't think watching TV is a sin even if your pastor DOES preach
>> >against it.
>> 
>>     What about what the Bible says about disobedience and obeying those
>>     who have the rule over you?
>> 
>> >What if your pastor all  of a sudden jumps up and says having a red
>> >dress is a sin? Do you burn  your red dresses? (I say dress because a
>> >man in a red suit would look rediculous.
>> 
>
>Again, I bring up the point, where does it stop? How much is a pastor
permitted to add to or take 
>away from a scripture before we can say "wait a minute here"?
>
>I don't think the Lord intended for us to follow leaders any way they lead
us. The Jim Jones 
>people probably followed the philosophy of being obedient to their pastor,
but look what it got 
>them...think the Lord is pleased with them? BTW, they knew the cianide was
in the Kool-Aid, they 
>were just being obedient in drinking it because he said it wouldn't harm them.
>
>Now this is quite different than following a "pastor's command" for
something that is actually 
>good advice, but is a pastor permitted to make a command out of something
that the Lord has not 
>spoken of specifically? Sure, I have no problem with them preaching against
adultery, 
>fornication, and other sins that the Bible explicitely speaks against, but
when it comes to 
>personal opinion, conviction, and preference, it's best left to the Lord
dealing with particular 
>individuals.
>
>While I don't support the idea of church-hopping as soon as one hears
something that s/he can't 
>handle, but I think if your pastor is adding his own personal philosophy to
his messages, great 
>harm can result.
>
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