“But that it spread no further among the people, let us straitly threaten them, that they speak henceforth to no man in this name.” A preaching that gets a man on his feet so he can walk independently of others will always be a threat to the religious legalist. They will go to any extent to silence such a ministry. But their threatenings do not intimidate a man who has witnessed cripples who crawled in the dust, now walking in newness of life. Rules do not strengthen a man’s spiritual feet and anklebones. It’s not rules, but a relationship with God that puts a man back on his feet.
There is a movement going on today in which people are entering into the
“glorious liberty" that is in Jesus Christ. This is a great threat to the boring boards, and one-man shows, that want the control over God’s people. They are trying to put a cap on this freedom
“that it spread no further,” but, from my observation, it’s too late. It’s going to be a “gusher” that spills over into every group and corner of Christendom.
There is no need for “popes,” when you believe in the priesthood of all believers.
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