Local Church Autonomy

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“Among You” (1 Peter 5:2) and Local Church Autonomy
ByTim Glover 17 Feb 20216 Feb 2021

I’d like to continue to reason with you concerning 1 Peter 5:2. That which is described as being “among him” were souls that were God’s heritage and his responsibility to shepherd. I use to make a big point of using 1 Peter 5:2 where Peter tells the overseers to “feed the flock of God which…

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First Century Elders and Local Church Autonomy
ByTim Glover 16 Feb 20216 Feb 2021

Given the description of the individual responsibility of Shepherds and the saints, there is no violation of local autonomy because there were no local churches in these towns (Remember the ekklesia is always in the singular in each town). But, even though brethren met in a variety of homes and not necessarily all together in…

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