Few weeks back, I was joining one retired generations' Church in Northern Virginia in order to get place for Ethnic Harvest, suddenly on the meeting; one old lady expressed her fear, if they allow their Church to use for the purpose of Ethnic Ministries, some day the ethnic congregations may grow stronger and larger then the decreasing main Congregation. And the time will come the members of ethnic ministries can vote some times even on the issue which main congregation of the Building don't like.
Today, this is the problem with most of the Congregational Churches in world that they are always unsecured because they think that, at any time others can vote on what they don’t like, or others can grow stronger majority then them. It is the problem because our faith is not rooted in the word of God, because the word of God clearly says us that, “For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind” (II Tim.1:7).
Here, the questions comes, why Congregationalist feels unsecured when the work of God multiplies? Why many Christians are not open toward the New Converts who are coming to their Congregations in order to worship God in fellowship with them? It is just simply because their faith and practice is not based in the word of God.
Does Bible Support for the Congregations’ vote for Leaders?
Jethro, Moses’ father in law (on Exodus Chapter 18:12ff) suggested Moses to appoint the leaders of the people, so that they can work for assisting people in their problems, while as Moses can continue on the mission that God has given to him. On this first example of appointing large mass leaders on Bible, we don’t see people casting their ballets in order to appoint the leaders whom they like.
Jesus called his twelve Apostles and personally he had chosen them. He didn’t ask for the congregations in order to vote whom they like. Apostle Paul writes to Titus with an authority to appoint the Leaders for the Congregations in Crete, “For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting, and ordain elders in every city, as I had appointed thee” (Tit.1:5).
God calls the leaders, God elects and anoints the leaders and either congregation vote him to keep or to kick out, but still the anointing of God remains in him. The anointing and calling of God doesn’t depend in the vote of the congregation.
Does Bible Support Democratic Practice in Church?
Rather then God as their King, it is people who demanded Saul to be their King. It was not perfect will of God but in permissive will God appointed a King for Israelites. Many times when people goes away from His word, God lets them to go after their own will and leaves them on their free will because He doesn’t want men to use as machine but wants them to act them in their own free will.
Through out the early days, People are always making their own ways for their own convinces. But whenever they tried to make the easy way, they are always proven wrong and God always right. Majority worshipped the golden calf when Moses was on the Top of Mount Sinai, but the small minority of honest believers were right on the sight of Lord.
Majority were bowing down to Baal, but Elijah and small minority who strongly believed that Jehovah is the only True and Living God where right.
Majority were shouting Jesus to hang on the cross, but the small minority who trusted Jesus to be Son of God where right in fact.
It doesn’t matter how large group are joined together for casting their vote, but the main importance is whether they are right or not. Democracy in the Bible many times is used by the power of darkness in order to destroy the Church of Almighty.
The True Biblical Church Government:
If we read in the Bible, the word of God clearly says that in order to solve our headache to vote the leadership, Jesus himself has given leadership for the Church, “He that descended is the same also that ascended up far above all heavens, that he might fill all things. And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ” (Ephi. 4:10-13).
Jesus has already given the five fold ministries of Apostles, Prophets, Evangelists, Pastors and Teachers. But as the Church congregations, we are just saying no God, we want our own leadership of President or General Secretary or Treasurers and though we are claiming to be Christians our faith is not based in the word of God.
This is the time for us, whom to we follow, the world or God? Whom do we follow the President that world is electing inside the Church of Living God, or Apostle whom God Himself has appointed for the edification of the Church?
Let us build our faith in Word of God and declare boldly, "For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind” (II Tim.1:7).
Today, this is the problem with most of the Congregational Churches in world that they are always unsecured because they think that, at any time others can vote on what they don’t like, or others can grow stronger majority then them. It is the problem because our faith is not rooted in the word of God, because the word of God clearly says us that, “For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind” (II Tim.1:7).
Here, the questions comes, why Congregationalist feels unsecured when the work of God multiplies? Why many Christians are not open toward the New Converts who are coming to their Congregations in order to worship God in fellowship with them? It is just simply because their faith and practice is not based in the word of God.
Does Bible Support for the Congregations’ vote for Leaders?
Jethro, Moses’ father in law (on Exodus Chapter 18:12ff) suggested Moses to appoint the leaders of the people, so that they can work for assisting people in their problems, while as Moses can continue on the mission that God has given to him. On this first example of appointing large mass leaders on Bible, we don’t see people casting their ballets in order to appoint the leaders whom they like.
Jesus called his twelve Apostles and personally he had chosen them. He didn’t ask for the congregations in order to vote whom they like. Apostle Paul writes to Titus with an authority to appoint the Leaders for the Congregations in Crete, “For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting, and ordain elders in every city, as I had appointed thee” (Tit.1:5).
God calls the leaders, God elects and anoints the leaders and either congregation vote him to keep or to kick out, but still the anointing of God remains in him. The anointing and calling of God doesn’t depend in the vote of the congregation.
Does Bible Support Democratic Practice in Church?
Rather then God as their King, it is people who demanded Saul to be their King. It was not perfect will of God but in permissive will God appointed a King for Israelites. Many times when people goes away from His word, God lets them to go after their own will and leaves them on their free will because He doesn’t want men to use as machine but wants them to act them in their own free will.
Through out the early days, People are always making their own ways for their own convinces. But whenever they tried to make the easy way, they are always proven wrong and God always right. Majority worshipped the golden calf when Moses was on the Top of Mount Sinai, but the small minority of honest believers were right on the sight of Lord.
Majority were bowing down to Baal, but Elijah and small minority who strongly believed that Jehovah is the only True and Living God where right.
Majority were shouting Jesus to hang on the cross, but the small minority who trusted Jesus to be Son of God where right in fact.
It doesn’t matter how large group are joined together for casting their vote, but the main importance is whether they are right or not. Democracy in the Bible many times is used by the power of darkness in order to destroy the Church of Almighty.
The True Biblical Church Government:
If we read in the Bible, the word of God clearly says that in order to solve our headache to vote the leadership, Jesus himself has given leadership for the Church, “He that descended is the same also that ascended up far above all heavens, that he might fill all things. And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ” (Ephi. 4:10-13).
Jesus has already given the five fold ministries of Apostles, Prophets, Evangelists, Pastors and Teachers. But as the Church congregations, we are just saying no God, we want our own leadership of President or General Secretary or Treasurers and though we are claiming to be Christians our faith is not based in the word of God.
This is the time for us, whom to we follow, the world or God? Whom do we follow the President that world is electing inside the Church of Living God, or Apostle whom God Himself has appointed for the edification of the Church?
Let us build our faith in Word of God and declare boldly, "For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind” (II Tim.1:7).
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