The following article is written primarily for Christian wives, only because they have been more susceptible to the dangers that we will be looking in to. However, husbands should take careful heed as well, seeing that many of them have been snared into the same dangers.
What will be described has mostly taken place in what is generally known as the Reformed Baptist circles because, up until this point, this is the group with which I have been identified with for most of the past thirty to forty years. Nevertheless, the following could be said of any minister and/or denomination, because the problems discussed are the logical consequences of any "church system" in which "rulership" has gone awry. There are churches of all different stripes that will clearly fit the unbiblical practices that will be exposed in this article: Baptist, Catholic, Presbyterian, Pentecostal, Lutheran, Methodist, WWCG, JW, Mormons, Evangelical, etc., etc.......it doesn't matter!
All are equally susceptible and some are equally guilty of the kind of corrupt leadership that will be described.
I realize that there are some who will not even believe the things that they will be reading. They will chafe; they will mock; they will not heed the warnings and thereby say, “who is this, that we should believe him!”
Many who read this will say, “None of those things could ever happen in my church. No. Not my Pastor. Why,.......I've known him to be a humble man and have benefited much from his ministry.”
Be careful! You may be surprised!
There have been (and continue to be) many cases where a pastor has deliberately placed himself between a husband and wife and used his so-called pastoral authority as a means of manipulating them both into personal loyalty to himself.
Some of these actions have been willfully and deliberately instigated by the pastor in order to break up the marriage through separation or divorce because one of them was beginning to "step on the pastor's toes."
My friend, if your loyalty to, or dependence upon, any church leader ever comes close to being equal to your loyalty and love to your husband or wife, then you are so sick spiritually that you can't think straight.
Read the article in its entirety here:
A Word To The Wives
When those in “positions of leadership” in the church, or anyone else, tampers with someone's marriage... THEY ARE TREADING HOLY GROUND!
http://www.wickedshepherds.com/
December 3, 2009
November 15, 2009
Should Pastors Be "Cared For?"
“…..In other words Timothy, you are to BIND THE CONSCIENCES of God’s people to care for their pastor’s…..”
Such are the words of a pastor named Albert N. Martin, in reference to 1 Timothy 5:17.
The devil’s favorite place to trap people and bring them into bondage is not your local watering hole or whore house or the local drug dealer, nor is it with religions like Hinduism, Islam, etc. No, the devil’s favorite place to render powerless God’s people is a pulpit in a church that advertises itself as a “God glorifying” and “Christ-centered” church.
The following article is to be presented in the clearest possible terms, without mincing words, just like the Apostle Paul would have done if he were alive and witnessing what’s happening in the churches today. He would hit the nail right on the head.
Be patient though. It is a long article, but very "easy reading".
You are about to embark on a Scriptural look at another unbiblical cherished doctrine of man.
A word of warning: "Not For The Timid!"
Should Pastors Be "Cared For?"
http://www.wickedshepherds.com/
Such are the words of a pastor named Albert N. Martin, in reference to 1 Timothy 5:17.
The devil’s favorite place to trap people and bring them into bondage is not your local watering hole or whore house or the local drug dealer, nor is it with religions like Hinduism, Islam, etc. No, the devil’s favorite place to render powerless God’s people is a pulpit in a church that advertises itself as a “God glorifying” and “Christ-centered” church.
The following article is to be presented in the clearest possible terms, without mincing words, just like the Apostle Paul would have done if he were alive and witnessing what’s happening in the churches today. He would hit the nail right on the head.
Be patient though. It is a long article, but very "easy reading".
You are about to embark on a Scriptural look at another unbiblical cherished doctrine of man.
A word of warning: "Not For The Timid!"
Should Pastors Be "Cared For?"
http://www.wickedshepherds.com/
Aberrations In An Abusive Church
What can take place IN ANY CHURCH where spiritual abuse and unbiblical authoritarianism may be present?
■ COARSE and CRUEL TREATMENT
■ POWER-POSTURING
■ HIJACKING OF MARRIAGES
■ PERFORMANCE PREOCCUPATION
■ GOSSIP, SLANDER, TALE BEARING
■ UNSPOKEN RULES
■ PREOCCUPATION WITH FAULT AND BLAME
■ OBSCURED REALITY
■ PARANOIA
■ OPPRESSIVE LEADERSHIP
■ REQUIRING HONOR
■ ELITISM
■ REFUSING TO HEAR OR HEED CORRECTION
■ UNBIBLICAL EXCOMMUNICATION PRACTICES
Read about each of these evils and learn how they are carried out in the the following link:
Aberrations In An Abusive Church
Some pastors and other so-called church leaders have only one goal: to harm and kill and hate, regardless of what tactics are required to accomplish their agenda. Such is the state of today's church!
http://www.wickedshepherds.com/
■ COARSE and CRUEL TREATMENT
■ POWER-POSTURING
■ HIJACKING OF MARRIAGES
■ PERFORMANCE PREOCCUPATION
■ GOSSIP, SLANDER, TALE BEARING
■ UNSPOKEN RULES
■ PREOCCUPATION WITH FAULT AND BLAME
■ OBSCURED REALITY
■ PARANOIA
■ OPPRESSIVE LEADERSHIP
■ REQUIRING HONOR
■ ELITISM
■ REFUSING TO HEAR OR HEED CORRECTION
■ UNBIBLICAL EXCOMMUNICATION PRACTICES
Read about each of these evils and learn how they are carried out in the the following link:
Aberrations In An Abusive Church
Some pastors and other so-called church leaders have only one goal: to harm and kill and hate, regardless of what tactics are required to accomplish their agenda. Such is the state of today's church!
http://www.wickedshepherds.com/
Do Elders Rule? Hebrews 13:7 & 17
Did Jesus delegate authority to any man or group of men after He stated, "All authority hath been given unto me in heaven and on earth" ? (Matt. 28:18)
Someone might say, "What about Hebrews 13:17?" This is usually the first scripture cited to "prove" that elders have authority. It says, "Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit to them: for they watch in behalf of your souls, as they that shall give account...."
Now, go through the verse and pick out the word "elder." If you cannot find it in the verse, look for it in the context. You are right! It is nowhere to be found.
Is it not strange that the main text to which those who advocate "Elders Rule," does not even mention "elders"? It is assumed beyond a shadow of a doubt that verse 17 is talking about elders. Then, it is welded into a law of God that this verse gives elders the authority to rule over the congregation.
See: Do Elders Rule?
to read the rest of this interesting article.
"...It is not so among..." God's true ministers. God's true ministers use His Word to "persuade" those in their oversight to humble themselves and be servants one of another. They never "exercise dominion" over anyone in their care. They are rather "helpers of their joy."
http://www.wickedshepherds.com/
Someone might say, "What about Hebrews 13:17?" This is usually the first scripture cited to "prove" that elders have authority. It says, "Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit to them: for they watch in behalf of your souls, as they that shall give account...."
Now, go through the verse and pick out the word "elder." If you cannot find it in the verse, look for it in the context. You are right! It is nowhere to be found.
Is it not strange that the main text to which those who advocate "Elders Rule," does not even mention "elders"? It is assumed beyond a shadow of a doubt that verse 17 is talking about elders. Then, it is welded into a law of God that this verse gives elders the authority to rule over the congregation.
See: Do Elders Rule?
to read the rest of this interesting article.
"...It is not so among..." God's true ministers. God's true ministers use His Word to "persuade" those in their oversight to humble themselves and be servants one of another. They never "exercise dominion" over anyone in their care. They are rather "helpers of their joy."
http://www.wickedshepherds.com/
We Must Obey God Rather Than Men
In many churches, you can see the Biblical injunction, "we ought to obey God rather than man" (Acts 5:29) actually used to encourage the very thing that the verse forbids! The principle is twisted and tossed, and twisted again and again until the poor church members conscience is bound to the authority of men instead of to Christ Himself.
And the sad part is that the more disciplined and sincere the "pastor/overseer/elder" is, the more vehemently he will press this view; and even sadder yet, the more sincere the poor church member is that believes this Roman Catholic indoctrination, the more they will allow the "God-ordained elder" to rule their conscience.
When rule through elders has turned into rule by elders, a form of priestcraft has been established.
Read the rest of this short article at:
We Must Obey God Rather Than Men
The evils so clearly and forcefully exhibited in unbiblical authoritarianism and spiritual abuse are the direct result of this man-made, man-centered, unbiblical authority structure.
http://www.wickedshepherds.com/
And the sad part is that the more disciplined and sincere the "pastor/overseer/elder" is, the more vehemently he will press this view; and even sadder yet, the more sincere the poor church member is that believes this Roman Catholic indoctrination, the more they will allow the "God-ordained elder" to rule their conscience.
When rule through elders has turned into rule by elders, a form of priestcraft has been established.
Read the rest of this short article at:
We Must Obey God Rather Than Men
The evils so clearly and forcefully exhibited in unbiblical authoritarianism and spiritual abuse are the direct result of this man-made, man-centered, unbiblical authority structure.
http://www.wickedshepherds.com/
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