Active Quote by Watchman Nee
![“The clerical system of church management is exceedingly popular, but the whole thought is foreign to Scripture. In a church all the members are active. He [God] appointed some to take oversight of the work so that it might be carried on efficiently. It was never His thought that the majority of…” quote by Watchman Nee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/3d1/watchman-nee-1561_active_the-clerical-system-of-church-management_802633.jpg)
“The clerical system of church management is exceedingly popular, but the whole thought is foreign to Scripture. In a church all the members are active. He [God] appointed some to take oversight of the work so that it might be carried on efficiently. It was never His thought that the majority of the believers should devote themselves exclusively to secular affairs and leave church matters to a group of spiritual specialists.”
![“[I]t is contrary to the economy of God for any member of the Church, or any one, to receive instruction for those in authority, higher than themselves . . . if any person have a vision or a visitation from a heavenly messenger, it must be for his own benefit and instruction; for the fundamental…” quote by Sam Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/6fc/sam-smith-2934_authority_i-t-is-contrary-to-the-economy-of-god-fo_2414345.jpg)
