If there is any single doctrine that has been universally taught throughout Church history--regardless of denomination--it is the authority of Jesus Christ. The position and authority of Christ above his church has been the most fundamental, most basic doctrine for 2,000 years of Christendom.
This is the single doctrine that separates Christian believers from religious impostors, typified by the Pharisees of old. Agree or disagree on myriads of doctrines, this doctrine reigns supreme: Christ is the Sovereign Lord.
I submit that, wittingly or unwittingly, a great host of pastors and churches today have all but lost sight of this most significant and foundational doctrine. Like the Pharisees of old, their man-made traditions--and political connections to secular power--have supplanted the sovereignty of Christ over their lives and over their churches.
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