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When Leaders Silence Questions: Diotrophes and Spiritual Abuse
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How do leaders respond?
Are questions silenced with retaliatory criticism? When people question them, are they accused of having a lack of faith? Are they accused of being in rebellion? Are they accused of being an Accuser of the Brethren?
Does a leader, a church leader, seek to be first in all things? Like Diotrophes in three John verses nine to 10. “I have written something to the church, but Diotrophes who likes to put himself first, does not acknowledge our authority. So if I come, I will bring up what he is doing, talking wicked nonsense against us. And not content with that, he refuses to welcome the brothers and also stops those who want to and puts them out of the church.”
Do you recognise that kind of behaviour?
