Hello everyone, we now take a new line of thought as we consider the ways that God uses spiritual offices in the body (or Church) to make fellow believers like children obedient to their spiritual overseers or parents in the church. And that this act of humility carries blessings, unity, strong bonds that enable order and effective functions of the church. We have Paul, and Timothy, Paul and the Philippians and Jesus and his disciples as good examples of this parent/child dynamic in a successful manner. Do we really delight in taking advice, instructions and direction concerning our lifestyles, practices, and spiritual walk from elders in the church as if we were hearing from God himself?