If you have sinned seriously, why can you have confidence in the elders? Because they are primarily shepherds of God’s flock.
وَلِمَاذَا يُمْكِنُكَ ٱلثِّقَةُ بِٱلشُّيُوخِ إِذَا كُنْتَ قَدِ ٱرْتَكَبْتَ خَطِيَّةً خَطِيرَةً ؟‏