A True Church cannot be Represented by Lawyers
A Church governed by Christ cannot be represented by lawyers!
I realize this is not going to be a popular subject...and I won't belabor the point. But, it is time that the church of Jesus Christ realizes that their defense is in the Lord and not in the law! When God brings the battle to us (and we should wait for Him to do that), we need to be ready to stand on the WORD OF GOD and let God protect His own and give the victory. When that happened, God get the Glory!
Daniel didn't present a single legal argument, yet God saved Him and got glory throughout the Kingdom.
Shadrack, Meschech and Abednego argued no law or privilege, yet the Lord delivered them and God got the Glory for it.
Peter and the Church in Jerusalem wrote no Habeas Corpus motions, yet God delivered Peter from prison and the heart of the church was encouraged.
When we turn to legal arguments, instead of leaning on the Word of God and the Power of God, we take away from the glory that God wants to bring to himself.
We must realize also that lawyers are officers of the court. The are there to uphold the rule of legality...even at the expense of Law. the very act of being represented by an attorney causes the church two major problems in any legal battle.
1. The church is subject to the jurisdiction of the court by the very act of appearing by way of an officer of the court. A Lordship church is not subject to any court because it is not a statutory organization (i.e., corporation or unincorporated association). The jurisdiction argument is lost immediately upon the entrance of an attorney.
2. The Church, in order to enter into a contract for representation by an attorney, must be a legal entity (i.e., corporation, unincorporated association,etc.). If the church is a legal entity, rather than a spiritual one, it is subject to the jurisdiction of the courts ... and under statutory authority.
A study of the New testament 'lawyer' will indicate that that the attorney of today functions in much the same way as the 'lawyer' spoken of in the new Testament; interpreting and seeking to manipulate the law to the advantage of the 'client.'
Here is what the bible has to say about it.
Luk 7:30 But the Pharisees and lawyers rejected the counsel of God against themselves, being not baptized of him.
Look 11:45-46 Then answered one of the lawyers, and said unto him, Master, thus saying thou reproachest us also. And he said, Woe unto you also, ye lawyers! For ye lade men with burdens grievous to be borne, and ye yourselves touch not the burdens with one of your fingers.
Luk 11:52 Woe unto you, lawyers! For ye have taken away the key of knowledge: ye entered not in yourselves, and them that were entering in ye hindered.
Luk 14:3 And Jesus answering spake unto the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath day? Luk 14:4 And they held their peace. And he took him, and healed him, and let him go;
Excerpted from : "A Treatise on Church Incorporation" WRITE/TOWNSEND
Copied from the book' What on earth is the TRUE CHURCH' Dr. Charles Mainous
Fundamental Baptist Publications 7399 N. High St. Columbus Ohio
(614-888-5121)
I realize this is not going to be a popular subject...and I won't belabor the point. But, it is time that the church of Jesus Christ realizes that their defense is in the Lord and not in the law! When God brings the battle to us (and we should wait for Him to do that), we need to be ready to stand on the WORD OF GOD and let God protect His own and give the victory. When that happened, God get the Glory!
Daniel didn't present a single legal argument, yet God saved Him and got glory throughout the Kingdom.
Shadrack, Meschech and Abednego argued no law or privilege, yet the Lord delivered them and God got the Glory for it.
Peter and the Church in Jerusalem wrote no Habeas Corpus motions, yet God delivered Peter from prison and the heart of the church was encouraged.
When we turn to legal arguments, instead of leaning on the Word of God and the Power of God, we take away from the glory that God wants to bring to himself.
We must realize also that lawyers are officers of the court. The are there to uphold the rule of legality...even at the expense of Law. the very act of being represented by an attorney causes the church two major problems in any legal battle.
1. The church is subject to the jurisdiction of the court by the very act of appearing by way of an officer of the court. A Lordship church is not subject to any court because it is not a statutory organization (i.e., corporation or unincorporated association). The jurisdiction argument is lost immediately upon the entrance of an attorney.
2. The Church, in order to enter into a contract for representation by an attorney, must be a legal entity (i.e., corporation, unincorporated association,etc.). If the church is a legal entity, rather than a spiritual one, it is subject to the jurisdiction of the courts ... and under statutory authority.
A study of the New testament 'lawyer' will indicate that that the attorney of today functions in much the same way as the 'lawyer' spoken of in the new Testament; interpreting and seeking to manipulate the law to the advantage of the 'client.'
Here is what the bible has to say about it.
Luk 7:30 But the Pharisees and lawyers rejected the counsel of God against themselves, being not baptized of him.
Look 11:45-46 Then answered one of the lawyers, and said unto him, Master, thus saying thou reproachest us also. And he said, Woe unto you also, ye lawyers! For ye lade men with burdens grievous to be borne, and ye yourselves touch not the burdens with one of your fingers.
Luk 11:52 Woe unto you, lawyers! For ye have taken away the key of knowledge: ye entered not in yourselves, and them that were entering in ye hindered.
Luk 14:3 And Jesus answering spake unto the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath day? Luk 14:4 And they held their peace. And he took him, and healed him, and let him go;
Excerpted from : "A Treatise on Church Incorporation" WRITE/TOWNSEND
Copied from the book' What on earth is the TRUE CHURCH' Dr. Charles Mainous
Fundamental Baptist Publications 7399 N. High St. Columbus Ohio
(614-888-5121)
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