https://shepherdswife.org/2011/08/silence-can-be-deafening/ Just another WordPress site Sat, 24 May 2014 12:21:16 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.40 https://shepherdswife.org/2011/08/silence-can-be-deafening/#comment-197 Fri, 19 Aug 2011 15:32:02 +0000 http://shepherdswife.org/?p=379#comment-197 Like you my FRIEND, I get things better when applied to relationships like marriage and parenting……………… that being said, if my kids said something to my hubby ABOUT me and he didn’t remind them of their boundries then my kids would perceive that as agreeing with what they said! As though dad took side with them AGAINST mom. This would be dangerous territory. They outnumber us (lol) we can NEVER EVEN APPEAR divide. I hope the same should be true in th church, the elders and the shepherd should NEVER EVEN APPEAR divided.
I agree boundries are vital! But if those boundries aren’t enforced by the “keepers” of them, what good are they? They become mere art on the wall having no power. Elders are to not only stand behind the Shepherd but stand alongside him as a trustworthy companion.
…………………..stepping down from soapbox……………………..

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