# 7 The Covering/Head Over Another Man’s Ministry
Top 10 Church tradition topics and Lies # 7
The covering/head over another man’s ministry
Ok this topic is kinda funny. Why because there is absolutly no scriptural refferances to explain why they say there is a man that has to be over your ministry for you to be in God’s order. I heard a fase teacher talk about his “Spiritual Father” as his covering. He said he was his skin and he didnt do anything without talking to his covering.The bibles says the elders are not to lord over the people so why is he telling him anything ,as if he has authority over what God has said. Well what does the bible say about coverings.
1cor 11:3
But there is one thing I want you to know: The head of every man is Christ, man is the head of woman, and the head of Christ is God.
How can a man be over that with christ is over. And knowing this why would a man claim to have another man is the position that Christ is in. let me show another scripture to prove even further what I am saying.
Eph 5:23,24
for a husband is the head of his wife as Christ is the head over the Church. He is the savior of the body, the Church. As the church submits to Christ ,………………………………………………………………………………
Ok look at the fact that the Church is to submit to Christ. Christ is the head of the Church. So our only covering over our ministry that we need is Christ. We dont need to be evaluated by man(1 cor 4:3). In fact the corinthians tried to place man as so important in their lifes that they would follow anyone else. Paul ( one of the leaders ) told them that the leaders were only servants (1 cor 3:5). He told the corinthians Every thing belongs to them so dont boast about a particular leader (1cor 3:21), at the end he again clarifies that they belong to Christ.
I use to think that you follow the leader no matter what and it would be the leaders fault if it was wrong. This was completely Wrong!!!!!!!!
3rd John :10,11
When I come , I will report some of the things he is doing and the evil accusations he is making against us. Not only does he refuse to welcome the traveling teachers, he also tells others not to help them. And when they do help, he puts them out of the church. Dear friends, dont let this bad example influence you…………………………
This guy was obviously a leader who was power hungry as seen in ver 9. He didnt want the traveling teachers to come in and teach. John told the Church to not follow after this bad example. As people who follow you dont follow ever action. You follow teaching and examples. Todays twe see that these power hungry teachers have pread all over as Pastors. The original Churches had travlers who had a reponsibility to the intire body of Christ. They would go from Church to Church peraching and teaching and being supported by the churches they ministered to (vs 7).
Let me show you another example using Paul and Apollos.
1Cor 16:12
Now about our brother Apollos- I urge him to visit you with the other believers, bur he wasnt willing to go right now…………………………………..
If the whole covering thing was true then Apollos wouldnt have had a choice to go. But it simply delcares that he wasnt willing to go. We see a clear example that no man has rulership over another man’s ministry.
I want you to understand the God given authority that has been given to Elders and leaders. I’m covering this to give you balance.
Mark 10:42-44
So Jesus called them together and said, “ You know that the rulers in this world lord it over their people, and officials flaunt their authority over those under them. 43 but among you it will be different. Whoever wants to be a leader among you must be your servant, 44 and whoever wants to be first among you must be a slave to everyone else.
The people who lead in the worldly way are flauntng their authority and lord over the people. However Christ said that the leaders must be slaves to the people. Leaders now a days have put them on selves on pedestools by teaching false doctrine like take care of you leader and pastor. This is not what this scripture says.
Here are some things you should know about biblical elders.
They Should be paid well for the preaching and teaching (1 tim 5:17)
Elders have a responsibility to Teach (Mathew 24:45)
You are suppose to follow your leaders example (Heb 13: 7)
they have reponsibility over people and regions that God put under their care (1peter 5:3)
Obey their instruction when they are biblically correct ( Heb13:17, 3rd John :10,11)
this last one is where most people fall off. They dont check the truth for themselves.
1peter 5:3
Don’t lord it over the people assigned to your care, but lead them by your own good example.
Understand that elders have authority and rulership, but as servants and great examples.
Let me leave you with this warning.
Acts 14:8-18
In this scriptrue you’ll see that as Paul and barnabus were teaching. Paul looked down and noticed a man had the faith to be healed. So Paul healed him. In the peoples native tounge they said these must be the gods. They began to sacrifice to them. And of course Paul and Barnubus tried to stop them but couldn’t.Then some jews came and turned the crowd against them and stoned Paul. These men began to worship Paul and barnubas by sacrificeing to them because of what God did threw him. In today Churches many leaders try to get the people to give to them, not pay them, but give to them as a representative of God. They are out of order and out of context. In doing so the people worship the leaders threw their giving because who they supposily represent. The new testemnet giving scripture always wen to those in need not to those who lead. Again Elders deserve their pay, but they are not the representive of Christ. In fact Jesus said what ever you do unto the least of my brothern you have done it to me (Mathew 25:40) So if any one represents the lord in your giving it is the least of the brothern.
I want to end this by saying notice there wasnt any scripture giving one man authority over another man’s ministry. No, not one.
Get ready for number 6 where we are going to deal with another lie called “women cant preach” this time I’m really going to surprise you. See you agrain while we visit the top 10 Church tradition topics and lies
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