Comments on: Give glory to God! http://www.priestlynation.com/give-glory-to-god/ my journey of recovery from University Bible Fellowship Tue, 29 Mar 2016 16:34:31 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.6.1 By: briank http://www.priestlynation.com/give-glory-to-god/#comment-3596 Mon, 17 Dec 2012 19:49:17 +0000 http://www.priestlynation.com/?p=1803#comment-3596 I’ve been reading Henri Nouwen these days. Here is an excellent quote that seems to apply well to your thoughts Chris:

“Here we touch upon the most important quality of Christian leadership in the future. It is not a leadership of power and control, but a leadership of powerlessness and humility in which the suffering servant of God, Jesus Christ, is made manifest…. I am speaking of a leadership in which power is constantly abandoned in favor of love. It is true leadership. Powerlessness and humility in the spiritual life do not refer to people who have no spine and who let everyone else make decisions for them. They refer to people who are so deeply in love with Jesus that they are ready to follow him wherever he guides them, always trusting that, with him, they will find life and find it abundantly.” (In The Name of Jesus, pg. 62-64)

]]> By: Chris http://www.priestlynation.com/give-glory-to-god/#comment-3577 Sun, 16 Dec 2012 21:14:57 +0000 http://www.priestlynation.com/?p=1803#comment-3577 Right, Brian. “Back to the Bible”. Verse 41 is the exact Biblical reason why we think the UBF leaders and all others who claim to speak and act as “servants” of God but in reality demand authority and obedience as spiritual “leaders” and “directors” must be held accountable. And I firmly believe it’s much better for them if they are held accountable here and now by their own congregation, current and ex members, than if they are finally held accountable by God Himself.

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