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Originally Posted by MissBrattified
Are you having fun yet???? 
I dislike being called "Sister" anything...it makes me feel old!
I wouldn't call it a Catholic tradition....
Romans 14:10 "But why dost thou judge thy brother? or why dost thou set at nought thy brother? for we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ."
Romans 16:23 "Gaius mine host, and of the whole church, saluteth you. Erastus the chamberlain of the city saluteth you, and Quartus a brother."
I Corinthians 5:11 "But now I have written unto you not to keep company, if any man that is called a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such an one no not to eat."
I Corinthians 7:15 "But if the unbelieving depart, let him depart. A brother or a sister is not under bondage in such cases: but God hath called us to peace."
Romans 16:1 "I commend unto you Phebe our sister, which is a servant of the church which is at Cenchrea:" |
None of these verses show that these were addressed as brother or sister.
We do not use the trem in our church much..we try not to..old habits are hard to break.
Our newer guests feeling uncomfortable with it..or anyone feeling out of place by everyone being called bro or sis and them not being addressed as bro or sis.
Just trying to sensitive to new folks.
Whatever works in your church.
Our pastor is also addressed, as he asked to be, by Pastor "first name"
Some here might consider that disrespectful, but I assure our pastor is respected and loved.
If it is disrespectful..then please tell me Paul's last name