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So, I can't call my teacher in school "teacher"? This is going to be difficult.........Matthew 23:8 "But you are not to be called `Rabbi,' for you have only one Master and you are all brothers. 9 And do not call anyone on earth `father,' for you have one Father, and he is in heaven. 10 Nor are you to be called `teacher,' for you have one Teacher, the Christ. 11 The greatest among you will be your servant.
We are equally loved... but do not have equality in gifts of the spirit.... some are graced by God with certain gifts, some are not.NetDoc said:I think the intent is the key. In the Scripture, Christians are regarded as priests... all of them. All of them are Saints. There is no need for an additional mediator now that we have the Christ. A title is not needed here... we are all equal in God's eyes.
NetDoc said:I think the intent is the key. In the Scripture, Christians are regarded as priests... all of them. All of them are Saints. There is no need for an additional mediator now that we have the Christ. A title is not needed here... we are all equal in God's eyes.
Pilgrim of this Reality said:Yes we all have different gifts but none of them are of any higher standing which would require a title to be attached to that person. It would be considered ridiculous to give a hand a title because it is apparently more useful than a foot. See 1 Corinthians 12:12-31. Besides why should we ignore a direct command from Jesus (matthew 23:9-12) that in principle tells us not to set people above another in a religious sense? There is a different between being a teacher or a writer and using that ability to elevate that person. That is what the idea of titles is: elevation of someone above another person. Such as The President of the United States, or The Buddha, vs being a president or being a buddha.