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understand submission authority and spiritual covering skip to content skip to main menu covering and authority menu mobile menu toggle home covering theology 101 why it is false blog the impact resources about contact home who is your covering while many christians have never heard that phrase a growing segment of the church knows exactly what it means it means which authority are you submitted to among evangelicals there is a growing movement that teaches all people in the church need to be properly covered by god s delegated authority in the church the self styled new apostolic reformation is a major component of this movement but doesn t encompass all of it around the world apostolic networks are springing up heralding the return of god s true authority to the church while covering theology is more popular in non denominational charismatic churches it is slowly gaining ground in more traditional evangelical circles more and more people are becoming concerned with the rise of this theology because it has led to spiritual abuse controlling church leadership and spiritual shipwreck the goal of this website is to examine covering theology from an evangelical perspective without resorting to personal attacks or underhanded tactics if you believe i have misconstrued the facts i invite you to contact me through this website the best recently published work espousing apostolic covering and authority is john bevere s book under cover theologically it is a retread of the doctrines of the old shepherding movement of the 70s and 80s much of the shepherding movement was rooted in a combination of watchman nee s spiritual authority and the doctrines of the latter rain movement covering theology emphasizes the following sin is disobedience to god s authority salvation is only available to those who confess and do the will of god grace is the power of god to obey him all authority is instituted by god god establishes his rule in the church through people he has delegated to be his authority the 5 fold ministry apostles prophets evangelists pastors and teachers represents god s authority on earth obedience to the lord requires obedience to god s delegated authorities employers church leaders civil authorities rebellion against god s delegated authority is rebellion against god rebellion to authority opens one up to the demonic realm resulting in deception people should live by the principle of obedience rather than reason people should always obey authority unless they are clearly instructed to violate scripture the line of authority extends in the home where the father holds the highest authority spiritual authority and blessing flows to those who suffer under authority god does not judge people on the fruit of their life but on how faithfully they followed authority those outside the local church and the covering of its leaders are at serious risk of spiritual attack for more see covering theology 101 undoubtedly there are some people reading this page that are currently involved in a church that believes in spiritual covering for those of you who are seriously questioning these teachings let me reassure you covering theology has very little basis in scripture for those that believe wholeheartedly in coverings let me challenge you to take another look at the scriptures our common authority to see if this teaching is true the proponents of covering theology often paint their critics as backslidden prodigals who want to be in total control of their own lives and live in rebellion to god s authority this may be true of some but a great many people believe wholeheartedly in submission and accountability but feel that strong authoritarian structures subvert and destroy life giving fellowship covering theology is based on a patchwork of biblical texts that are incorrectly interpreted misapplied and misconstrued despite this it continues to grow in the fertile soil of the charismatic movement given its anti intellectual and anti scholarly bias scriptures commonly used in covering theology click each one to see how it is used and a biblical response 1chron 16 22 touch not the lord s anointed rom 13 1 7 be subject to governing authorities heb 13 17 obey your leaders and submit to them eph 4 8 16 god gave some to be apostles prophets evangelists pastors and teachers mat 8 5 12 for i too am a man under authority 2tim 2 11 12 if we endure we will reign with him 1sam 15 22 23 rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft num 23 23 nor is their any divination against israel 1pe 2 13 14 submit yourself to every authority 1sam 24 i will not put my hand against my lord for he is the lord s anointed important questions about covering and authority what is biblical submission should i stay submitted to an authority that mistreats me does covering theology foster biblical accountability is submission to church leaders necessary for spiritual protection why did paul have authority what authority did he have what is legitimate authority what is fear of the lord in the new testament does god judge us on our fruit or our submission to authority is covering theology another gospel how do we follow god s authority as a church we cannot become like christ if we are not free the proponents of covering theology often paint a picture of the church polarized in to two camps those people properly submitted in god s hierarchical order and the rebels that reject god s governing authority ironically it is the covering proponents that risk rebellion because they claim authority for themselves that belongs only with god in their attempts to patch together the disparate passages that make up their case for coverings they have to neglect centuries of orthodox biblical interpretation and the very foundations of the reformation and evangelicalism there is a better understanding a more biblical understanding of how christ s body works it doesn t fit neatly in a corporate flow chart this is the path of servant leadership and mutual submission the path of mutual submission is more complicated but it takes in to consideration several passages of scripture that don t fit the authoritarians picture other important scriptures about submission and authority matthew 20 20 28 those in high positions use their authority over them it must not be this way among you matthew 23 8 for you have one teacher and you are all brothers 1cor 16 16 submit to people like this and to everyone who cooperates eph 5 21 submitting to one another out of reverence for christ 1pe 5 3 do not lord it over but be examples 1cor 14 29 two or three prophets should speak let the others evaluate 1cor 12 17 to each person the manifestation of the spirit is given for the benefit of all rom 2 6 he will reward each one according to his works 1jn 4 18 there is no fear in love but perfect love drives out fear 1jn 2 27 the anointing that you received from him resides in you and you have no need for anyone to teach you 1pe 2 5 your yourselves built up as a spiritual house to be a royal priesthood heb 8 11 no need at all for each one to teach his countryman since they will all know me from the least to the greatest gal 5 1 for freedom christ has set us free 1ti 2 5 one intermediary between god and humanity christ jesus 1sam 8 5 22 for they have rejected me as their king col 2 9 33 you also are complete through your union with christ there are several other passages that make it clear that god is the authority whom we follow and sometimes following god s authority requires we openly challenge our leaders gal 2 6 from those who were influential whatever they were makes no difference to me god shows no favouritism gal 2 14 i said to cephas in front of them all acts 4 19 whether it is right before god to obey you rather than god you decide need spiritual abuse counselling do you need someone to talk to about your experience in a authoritarian church or spiritually abusive situation spiritual abuse can be just as damaging or traumatizing as other types of abuse often spiritual abuse survivors people have elevated levels of anxiety experience panic attacks have trouble trusting people and difficulty sleeping for some it is difficult to make sense of the world and what they believe using zoom software sessions can be conducted over the internet my approach is client centered and is sensitive to your current religious beliefs find me at cairis ca pages about contact blog covering theology 101 home difficult questions about covering and authority am i more like paul or the super apostles are church leaders appointed by people or god does covering theology foster biblical accountability does god judge us on our fruit or our submission to authority how do we follow god s authority as a church is covering theology another gospel is submission to church leaders necessary for spiritual protection is your pastor a good shepherd in the model of christ must we submit to authority to have authority should i maintain the unity of the body should i stay submitted to an authority that mistreats me should leaders be strong and authoritative or fragile and transparent we cannot become like christ if we are not free what is biblical submission what is fear of the lord in the new testament what is gossip why did paul have authority what authority did he have other important scriptures about submission and authority 1cor 16 15 16 1pet 5 3 1sam 8 5 22 1tim 2 1 6 acts 4 13 20 col 2 9 23 nlt gal 1 1 gal 2 paul s attitude towards leaders galatians 5 mat 20 20 28 mat 23 1 12 rev 2 24 28 scriptures used in covering theology 1chronicles 16 22 1peter 2 13 14 1sam 15 22 23 1samuel 24 2tim 2 8 13 eph 4 8 16 heb 13 17 hebrews 13 17 in context matthew 8 5 10 numbers 23 23 romans 13 1 7 resources the impact why it is false search for 2026 covering and authority responsive ii powered by wordpress