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Originally Posted by Chan
The Bible says what it says. Read the words of the scripture. Hebrews 13:17 says, "Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable for you." The Greek word translated "rule" in that passage has the following meanings:
- to lead
- to go before
- to be a leader
- to rule, command
- to have authority over
- a prince, of regal power, governor, viceroy, chief, leading as respects influence, controlling in counsel, overseers or leaders of the churches
- used of any kind of leader, chief, commander
- the leader in speech, chief, spokesman
- to consider, deem, account, think
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Poster CHAN is willing to accept a 25% possibility that we can have RULERS yet only have one MASTER.
It would seem by your supplied definition that you have a 1 in 4 CHAN of being appropriate usage.
Poster tbpew has a 75% possibility of receiving the correct witness from
Heb 13:17.
I am quite comforted by a 3 in 4 chance, particularly when the etymology of the word OBEY gets to include the witness of "FOLLOW".