In order to be an armorbearer, you must have it settled in your heart that according to Romans 13:1,2 all authority is ordained of God. You must make up your mind to submit to your pastor in the same way that you would submit to Jesus.
Most Christians do not understand the true meaning of submission to authority. The Bible teaches that all authority has been instituted by God Himself, so to refuse to submit to God's delegated authority is to refuse to submit to God,
"Oh, but I will always submit myself to God!"
This is a comment I hear quit often. But how can a person claim to be submitted to God if he or she refuses to submit to God's delegated authority?
We must look not at the person, but at the office he occupies. We do not regard the man, but the position. We obey, not the individual himself, but God's authority in him. Anything less than full submission is rebellion, and rebellion is the principle on which Satan and his kingdom operate.
It is sad to think that we as Christians can preach the truth with are lips, but go right on living by satanic principle in our everyday lives. How can we expect to preach the Gospel to others and to bring them under God's authority if we ourselves have not yet fully submitted to that authority?
There is a spirit of Independence at large in the Body of Christ today. Independent churches produce independent spirits. We must break this spirit and begin to rightly discern the whole Body of Christ.
The Apostle Peter tells us: Likewise,ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elders...1Pet.5:5
There are no conditions to this command, except in the case of an elder who is giving directives which are in direct violation of the scriptures. Then the individual believer must obey a higher authority, which is God's Word.
Always remember this: God will never establish you as an authority until you have first learned to submit to authority.
5.Must make the advancement of his leader his most important goal.
To be Cont. (48 hrs)+++
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