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Jan 4, 2022 · A prideful person in any role in any type of church government can be tempted to abuse his or her power. A more valid concern is that the Moses model attempts to apply an Old Testament system of civil government to a New Testament system of church government. Certainly, a study of Moses’ life can provide wisdom for leaders today, and there ...
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Detractors must take care, however, not to condemn every church leader using the Moses model as some work well and other models are also susceptible to abuse of power. Additional criticism focuses on the Moses model as an Old Testament system that applied to civil rule rather than a New Testament system of church leadership.
Aug 4, 2020 · The apostles themselves do not adopt a Moses Model of leadership. It is not that there is nothing we can learn about leadership and the relationship of God’s people to leadership from the Mosaic administration, but to use it wholesale as a model for New Testament church government is directly contradicted by the apostles themselves.
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Jul 17, 2024 · A more legitimate concern is that the Moses model seeks to apply an Old Testament system of civil governance to a New Testament system of church governance. Indeed, a study of Moses’ life can offer insight for present-day leaders, and there is much to be gleaned from his example.
To use examples mentioned above, the New Testament echoes the Old Testament law in prohibiting incest (1 Cor. 5:1), homosexuality (Rom. 1:26-27, 32), defrauding employees (Mark 10:19), and muzzling the ox as he treads (1Tim. 5:18). Now, the fact that the New Testament applies case law is no surprise. The question is how it applies the case law.
Jan 4, 2022 · This is the same Greek word used in the New Testament that is also translated “elder.” The New Testament refers a number of times to elders who served in the role of church leadership (Acts 14:23, 15:2, 20:17; Titus 1:5; James 5:14) and apparently each church had more than one, as the word is usually found in the plural.
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There are ample stories of Moses life that point to the motivations and virtues of Moses’ leadership (concepts of being), however this exegetical analysis of Exodus 18:13-27 will focus on the outcomes of Moses’ behaviors as a servant leader: his empowerment of other leaders, stewardship of the people of God and his openness to input from others. Utilizing traditional exegetical analysis ...
