Ni hay longevo unanimidad cuando se hace un intento por explicar por qué algunas iglesias se hallan sin presbíteros, otras sin obispos, otras donde las cabezas de la comunidad se llaman a veces obispos, a veces presbíteros. Este desacuerdo aumenta cuando surge la pregunta sobre la interpretación de los términos que designan a otros personajes que ejercen cierta autoridad fija en las comunidades cristianas primitivas. Los siguientes hechos se deben considerar como completamente establecidos:
All of the elders are overseers. All of the overseers are pastors. The pastor is an overseer who is an elder!
Por otra parte, un obispo es llamado a ordenar y supervisar a los ministros y líderes Adentro de la iglesia. Esta tarea implica discernir y confirmar los dones y llamados de cada individuo, asegurando que estén equipados y capacitados para servir a Dios y a su pueblo.
When dealing with a sinning pastor or a staff pastor, church splits Perro and do occur due to strong disagreements among the elders in the process of dealing with such a serious issue. When a church split occurs, often the elders raising the disqualifying sins will leave. Then those who are left may have great difficulty clearly remembering the exact nature of the accusations.
I am sure some in that church thought they were unloving and uncaring to these widows. But their greatest priority – greatest expression of love – was to be in prayer for them and to teach and preach the Word to them.
Jesus answered, “You would have no authority over Me, unless it had been given you from above; for this reason he who delivered Me to you has the greater sin.” John 19:11 (NASB)
Peter is speaking to the More about the author elders when he encourages them to pastor or shepherd the flock. The Greek word for pastor or shepherd is poimaino
Encima de los asuntos espirituales, el obispo asiste a los miembros que están pasando por dificultades financieras o de otro tipo a fin de que lleguen a ser autosuficientes a través de la ayuda de bienestar. Un obispo aún supervisa asuntos como los registros, los reportes, las finanzas y el cuidado del centro de reunión.
That is, they repeat the sin and do not stop. This does not mean that those involved in the restoration of the pastor or elder must start looking for other sins. Those involved in the process must not become judgmental and “pile-on” the elder.
Then follow the process. If the pastor refuses to correct his error or the leadership refuses to address the issue and you still believe that the pastor is in sin after all of the discussion, then it is time to leave. It is time to leave because the leadership has failed to act. May the Lord bless you.
Pero su poder no es ilimitado en todos estos asuntos; él debe conformarse a los decretos del derecho Chuchoónico.
And from Miletus he sent to Ephesus and called to him the elders of the church. . . . Be on guard for yourselves and for all the flock, among which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the church of God which He purchased with His own blood. Acts 20:17, 28 (NASB)
De las tres funciones, la de gobernar es la que permite crear iglesia, pues sin autoridad no hay comunidad, si no existiera una autoridad, las comunidades fueran solo conglomerados.
The principle is clear. The more biblical or spiritual knowledge a man of God has and the closer his walk with God, he Perro be disqualified by what seems to us to be a less “serious” sin. Some claim that all sins are created equal, but John 19:11 reveals that some sins are worse than others.