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There is a new apostolic movement afoot, and it is leading
many from the simplicity of the pure gospel. To be legitimate, the teaching
emphasis and ministry expression of present-day apostles and prophets must
reflect a correct gospel foundation: . the person and work of Christ as its
focus, . spiritual death and resurrection as its method, . and the indwelling Spirit
as its power.
Instead, the new apostolic reformation movement, with its
emphasis on apostolic authority, "spiritual covering," loyalty,
honor, submission, and government, has become the vehicle to build the
philosophies and kingdoms of men.
Dr. Stephen Crosby's third book, Authority, Accountability,
and the Apostolic Movement, probes these and other authority/submission issues
from a biblically disciplined, Christ-centered, New Covenant perspective.
Within these pages, every believer, church leader, apostle, or prophet who may
have wandered from the simplicity of the gospel can find the road to recovery.
From a 5-star review: “Reading this book is like stopping at a scenic overlook for
the first time. It may look down on a valley in which you've always lived, but
seeing it from a different vantage point brings a new and fresh appreciation
for the everyday things that surround you. Familiarity with the up-close
details of our own limited environment can actually cause us to lose
perspective of where it all fits in context with the rest of the scenery. As we
take the effort to get out of our comfort zone, and look at the lay of the land
from a broader point of view, everything takes on new and fresh beauty that we
couldn't have imagined before. This book breathes new life into the Biblical
landscape of authority and submission.
During my
life of faith, even as a child or a young man, I have often had inner thoughts
and views, concerning the landscape of Kingdom life, which I would be
hard-pressed to voice with clarity to someone else. It was like everyone else
was seeing the forest, but I was seeing the trees. I knew intuitively, deep
inside of me, that what I was seeing was correct, but I couldn't adequately
explain myself. Numerous times, while reading this book, I found my spirit
saying: "That's it! I knew it all along!"
Much of what
Steve shares in this book is in sharp contrast and confrontation to the status
quo. It's startling enough to make your eyes pop open wide; but simultaneously
with the shock, your spirit shouts, "That's the truth!" A lot of this
book cuts to the heart! It hurts. But a skilled surgeon is more concerned with
your long-term survival, than with your immediate physical comfort. Reading
this book is also like undergoing a spiritual corrective surgery.
Taking in a
scenic overlook is fun. Having surgery is not. Both can be necessary in this
life.”
