Jesus did not live in an ashram.
In a discussion of an abusive Christian church, someone wrote this. When some guru compares himself to Jesus, go read this.
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In a discussion of an abusive Christian church, someone wrote this. When some guru compares himself to Jesus, go read this.
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Many false leaders (spiritual fathers) exercise the seat of authority in a "lordship" type position. They may never openly say this, but the air in their congregation is permeated with a sense of "everyone needs to serve the leader...it's all about the leaders vision...sons need to serve their father's vision."
The problem with this line of thinking is that it is the opposite of what Jesus taught. Jesus said that those leaders who are considered great, are those who serve everyone else. Jesus said that the one who governs the church must become the servant. This does not mean that the governor should require everyone to serve him and build his ministry. It means that the governor uses his power and authority to empower people into their God given callings.
The leader is to perfect/equip the saints for the work of ministry (Ephesians 4:11-13). The scripture does not say that the leader is to perfect/equip the saints for the building up of and work of his own ministry. The saint may be called to be apart of that leaders ministry or the saint may not. That is not the leader's job to worry about.
The leader's job is to obey Christ and the scripture. Serve, perfect, train, empower, and release.
True fathers simply want their sons to succeed, and to go further than themselves.