Re: Submission and Discerning the Will of God Collectively
Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2017 8:16 pm
I would have to agree with you RZehr.
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A group may decide that they would like to honor God in their western culture setting by wearing loose-fitting clothes that come to the ankles, elbows and neck and that women should wear skirts and men should not.Heirbyadoption wrote:Ernie:
Could you expand a bit on what this might look like, or perhaps offer some examples? Thanks.Ernie wrote: "We feel that this is how God is leading us as a group and that he is showing us a 'right way for us and our little ones'. Since the scriptures indicate that we should submit to each other and to the Spirit of God collectively, you need to decide whether the Spirit of God is leading us and whether he is leading you to join and submit to this particular group. We understand that God leads people differently in different situations and we can recognize folks as brothers and sisters in Christ who are following the Lord even if they don't do things exactly as we do. If you are submitted to this group, it is fine if you push back on things that you believe are not the way the Spirit wants them to be as long as you don't sow discord and dissension."
This is the concept of submission that I am comfortable with.