Why not trust leadership? And agree on what? How much? This is a significant problem in the church…
I barely understand why you are even asking such a question. If we do not question leadership and teachers, we are stuck with whatever they want to tell us. Only by questioning conventional wisdom do we make any advances. We would still have slavery, the USA would be a colony of the King of England, the Earth would still be flat and the sun would go around the Earth, women would be subservient to men AND we would only have one Christian church – more than likely the Catholic church.
Because men have always questioned their leaders and teachers we now have over 200 major Christian denominations and thousands of minor sects. Whichever denomination you choose to follow has arrived at its particular beliefs by questioning the leaders and teachers that came before it. If Jesus had not questioned the teaching in the synagogues, we may well all be Jews by now. Jesus showed the way. Questioning is good, healthy and sensible. Unquestioning acceptance of what you are told is the opposite.
It would be wise for highlife to listen to all the advice that he can get but it is then his decision whether to accept that advice or trust his own judgement. Even if ‘everyone’ disagrees with him, it does not mean that he is wrong. Ask Galileo!
Which is, of course, absurd. The manner of a collar isn't mentioned……
My point exactly. Just because women were and still are expected to dress, behave and think in a certain way by their husbands and leaders, that does not mean that they should. Even today we still have conventions in some churches that are entirely man made and nothing to do with Scripture.
Not one single person has suggested that anyone blindly follow leadership.
I presume you mean no one single person except ‘highlife’ who has mentioned it several times. You may also want to ignore your own words, “
To shun the advice of Christian leaders and prefer one's own feelings on a matter is to do so at great peril…….. The Bible clearly shows a leadership structure and the purpose of leadership. It also clearly shows that we are to correct those of the church who are in error.†I do accept that you did not say 'blindly' but you know that was just a figure of speech.
One does not become wise and all-knowing just because one is a pastor, vicar, teacher, preacher, bishop, priest, moderator, elder, etc. The fragmentation of the Christian church is testament to the fact that some ‘Christian’ teaching has been constantly rejected for the last two thousand years. Roughly half of Christians believe that the other half aren’t even Christians!
If one person has all the Christians they know saying that what they are doing isn't right, then chances are it isn't right.
See above. He should most certainly listen, consider and then make up his own mind – just like you do. Just like any intelligent person does.
