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Some people think of authority in terms of office -- mayor, sheriff, governor, or President. Others think of religious authority as the senior pastor, the Bishop or the Pope. People haven't changed much since the time of Jesus when the authorities were the scribes and the Pharisees. People respect authority but it must be based on more than an office.
There have been despicable politicians who corrupt the office of mayor or sheriff, etc. And there have been religious leaders who were of questionable character, to say the least.
Some people think of authority in terms of office -- mayor, sheriff, governor, or President. Others think of religious authority as the senior pastor, the Bishop or the Pope. People haven't changed much since the time of Jesus when the authorities were the scribes and the Pharisees. People respect authority but it must be based on more than an office.
There have been despicable politicians who corrupt the office of mayor or sheriff, etc. And there have been religious leaders who were of questionable character, to say the least.
