Security and the Headship of Christ [Luke]

So, in lieu of somewhat recently joining the fam, and reading through most of Pagan Christianity, I have had a realization…more of a reminder. As Lindsey and I slowly made this transition, we would discuss what we were contemplating (joining FTCC) with friends and acquaintances, and we would describe how FTCC works. One of the common “warnings” I would hear (only from 3 people, but that’s common enough for me) was that it is “dangerous” to have a church without a hierarchical leadership because people left to their own vices will get into some pretty stupid things such as poor theology and practicing improper disciplines. This is true, people left to make their own decisions will inevitably screw up, but here is the problem with that reasoning. If the Church is indeed to be a structure where Jesus is the head, then to say that there needs to be people to lead it is a statement of little faith. One of the greatest aspects so far of being in the FTCC is watching people listen to the Holy Spirit to guide their decisions, but at the same time, there is a body of believers who have intricately woven their lives together so that if someone is considering a misdeed in the name of the Holy Spirit or Jesus, it would not go unnoticed nor rebuked. Therefore, it would actually be more difficult to deviate from a “Christian” lifestyle, agree with poor theology or practice improper discipline because the body is looking to Jesus as the Head of the Church for guidance as opposed to some man (or woman) who is listening on behalf of everyone in their congregation. People are connected with others who are consistently connecting to Jesus, the Head, and this is what is the driving force of the Church (oh yeah! I capitalized it on purpose!).