Practice of Deputy Authority in the Bible

[TLFisher]

Originally Posted by Nell

Noah’s sin wasn’t covered…it was exposed to the ages. It was written up in the Bible! If Noah was a Deputy Authority and his sin was covered, we wouldn’t know about it.

Instead:
1 Timothy 5:20 (NIV)
20 But those elders who are sinning you are to reprove before everyone, so that the others may take warning.

Therefore, Nee’s teaching to “cover the brothers”, i.e. “deputy authorities”, is debunked. This account in Gen. 9 is not "prescriptive" as a prescribed teaching or belief. Rather, Gen. 9 is "descriptive". It simply describes an event that occurred in the Bible.

What do you think?

Nell

Excellent Nell. Same case can be made for David and many others. If their sins were to be covered, we wouldn't be able to read about it.
As it is or at least was with Witness Lee, if one of "the brothers" was in sin, he was simply moved to another city. Presently if you're one to confront the so-called deputy authority and tell to the church if needed, you are simply removed from fellowship.
Ironically in the local churches, I can't say I ever heard a message on 1 Timothy 5:20. Though it's scriptural that would be contrary to their practices. That's what I call cherry-picking. Being selective which portions of scripture to adhere to and which ones to ignore.