“Be on guard for yourselves and for all the flock, among which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the church of God which He purchased with His own blood. I know that after my departure savage wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock; and from among your own selves men will arise, speaking perverse [distorted, twisted, corrupt] things to draw away the disciples after them.” Acts 20: 28-30 NASB
When you have read this passage before, have you assumed that the “drawing away” was to incorrect theology? What if an alternative understanding is that wolves , regardless of their professed theology, can subtly cultivate loyalty to themselves in a way that “draws away” disciples from loyalty to Christ alone?
How do you think mixed loyalty develops? How is it revealed? Can a member of a church community have mixed loyalty and not know it? How do you balance honor for your church leaders with avoiding the temptation to mixed loyalty?