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heisenburg
Guest
Simple question (mostly)…
Some protestants (not directed at all) think that they have been given authority as a believer in Christ…
One on here has even directly said that “I have been given authority as a believer in Christ”…
But I am curious…
to those that simply being a Christian gives you authority… Then what are you authorized to do…
If it is to interpret scripture… then who do I look to when two people claim to have authority, but are at opposite ends (ie one says ABC is good, another says it is bad)
Are you authorized to be a pastor?
Are you authorized to be an elder?
Does God anoint you to be these things?
I know we are as Christians a new Priesthood… but this is more talking about when you, as a laity, go before a nonbeliever and spread the good news…
But do you, as a laity, have the same authority as your pastor?
Basically, this whole thing boils down to what Authority do you have to do, and who ordained you…
In Christ
Some protestants (not directed at all) think that they have been given authority as a believer in Christ…
One on here has even directly said that “I have been given authority as a believer in Christ”…
But I am curious…
to those that simply being a Christian gives you authority… Then what are you authorized to do…
If it is to interpret scripture… then who do I look to when two people claim to have authority, but are at opposite ends (ie one says ABC is good, another says it is bad)
Are you authorized to be a pastor?
Are you authorized to be an elder?
Does God anoint you to be these things?
I know we are as Christians a new Priesthood… but this is more talking about when you, as a laity, go before a nonbeliever and spread the good news…
But do you, as a laity, have the same authority as your pastor?
Basically, this whole thing boils down to what Authority do you have to do, and who ordained you…
In Christ