Obey them that have the Rule over you?

June 24, 2018

Ralph Brickley

I am the father of three, husband of one, and lover of the Gospel message. I simply seek to spread the Word of God unadulterated and in context with a special emphasis on supporting recovery from traumatic and spiritually abusive religion.

In this video, we talk about the misused verse in Hebrews 13, “Obey them that have the rule over you.”

There are some groups, like the Oneness Pentecostal group I left, that take this to mean you must obey everything the pastor commands, even down to what you can wear, or eat, or read, or listen to. Does the Bible teach unquestioned loyalty to a man? Or is our Loyalty supposed to be to Jesus Christ?

2 Responses

Erin Ladybug says:

July 16, 2018 at 5:11 am

Great Post!!! God bless you!!!!🙌🙌🙏🙏🙏

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Anonymous says:

December 3, 2020 at 2:07 am

Very helpful.

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