To Won't Complain, when you quote the scripture, please do so with understanding. When you quote "Touch not the Lord's anointed" it does not mean what you said. You are quoting out of context.The verse in contained within Psalms 105 which is about God's protection of the people of Israel and his deliverance from their oppressors. Just a few verses before verse 15, we can see that the "anointed ones" weren't just the leaders of Israel but sll the people of Israel. The verse showed that God would not allow the people of Israel to be physically harmed by enemies because He was devinely protecting them. Yet, church leader today who quote the verse dont' mention that it was referring to all the people of Israel. They and people as yourselves act like the verse was speaking about ..leaders and that it applies only to them. This verse has nothing to do with criticizing or questioning church leaders. In fact, many Bible passages warns us to carefully evaluate church leaders' teachings and actions by scripture. For example, the apostle Paul urged Titus a church leader in Crete...to appoint overseers who would oppose teachers who were contradicting Scripture.(Titus 1:9) Not church leader is above scrutiny, according to the Bible. Even apostle Paul's teachings were tested according to Scripture by the people who lived in Berea (Acts 17:11) And notice that the Bereans were praised for doing this...they weren't told to just accept Paul's teachings because he claimed to be an Apostle. If the apostle Paul's teachings needed to be tested by Scripture, then certainly no teacher today is above scrutiny. That doesn't mean we shouldn't respect our leaders. The bible teaches us to respect them. But showing them respect doesn't mean we don't test their teachings and actions by scripture. Our first loyalty is to the bible, not them. Also this is a crucial point...The New Testament teaches that ALL Christians are the Lord's Anointed not just...special apostles, "prophets", or teachers. Apostle Paul told the Corinthians Believers: "Now it is God who makes both us and you stand firm in Christ. He anointed us, set his seal of ownership on us and his Spirit in our hearts as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come". (2Corinthians 1:21-22) In case Paul wasn't clear enough the apostle John also taught that all Christians have God's anointing. (1John 2:20, 27) All I can say is this is a beautiful thing. Let it sink in. We all, if we belong to Christ, have God's anointing...not just Christian Leaders! Yet often prophet,s apostle's and teachers try to act like they have a higher status with God than other Christians. This reveals pride on their part. Yet one of the most important qualities that a church leader is suppose to posses according to the Bible is "humility". It is the characteristic of our Lord who told his disciples that their lives...like his....were to be marked by humility and service ...
(Mark 10: 42-45)
I get concerned when I see church leaders act like only they have Gods anointing and that people who want the anointing must get it from them. All Christians have special status with God because of their relationship with Christ. All Christians have the Holy Spirit living inside them. Please dont ever let anyone rob you of that.
And be careful if you hear a church leader quote Touch not the Lords anointed when someone criticizes or challenges them. They are using a common and unbiblical scare tactic to silence their critics.
Peace and continued Blessings.