A crisis of authority (5): Honoring elders
Pastor Joshua Engelsma addresses the biblical calling of church members to honor and esteem their officebearers, grounding this exhortation in New Testament passages and God's commandments. This practical article concludes a series on authority in the church by focusing on the responsibilities of those under authority rather than those in leadership positions.
So far in this series of editorials I have noted two dangers regarding authority in the church, set forth positively the fundamentals of God-given authority in the church, and laid before those in authority in the church the calling to model Jesus Christ in servant-leadership. I began with the calling of officebearers toward the members intentionally: officebearers must take the lead in caring for the members and ought not give occasion for the members to dishonor them. Having made that point...
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