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Only Use Authority in the Fear of God

By Filings on Tue, 08/30/22
Church & Ministry
Authority
Authoritarianism
Authoritarian Pastors

“Is all authority—by virtue of one person having power over another person—in its very nature, abusive? I ask these questions in a day when accounts of sad experiences with abusive pastors are all too common.” - Mark Dever

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There is one who speaks rashly like the thrusts of a sword,
But the tongue of the wise brings healing.

(NASB, Proverbs 12:18)

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