Do you prefer church folks call you brother or sister? Why/why not?
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No. Please don't precede my name with brother.
As a matter of fact I sometimes like to call people by their first name at church because many just look at me like "I can't believe u didn't call me brother or sister first. I just like messing with religious traditions that folks cling to and consider almost a heaven or hell thing if you don't go along.
Gets me also how new folks come to church and those in the church introduce themselves by saying "hello, I'm Brother or sister so and so.
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No. Please don't precede my name with brother.
As a matter of fact I like to call people by their first name at church because many just look at me like "I can't believe u didn't call me brother or sister first. I just like messing with religious traditions that folks cling to and consider almost a heaven or hell thing if you don't go along.
Gets me also how new folks come to church and those in the church introduce themselves by saying "hello, I'm Brother or sister so and so.
Granted not calling someone "brother" or "sister" is not a sin but pride is.
Yes, it's a tradition, but it's a tradition based in scripture.
"Rebuke not an elder, but intreat him as a father; and the younger men as brethren; The elder women as mothers; the younger as sisters, with all purity" 1 Timothy 5:1-2
I refer to most as "sister" or "brother" who are in the faith, I refer to the older women as "mother", who are in the faith. I do so out respect not out of necessity. For those who don't hold to that tradition, I'm fine with, but making an effort not to in order to attract attention is pretty prideful to me.
To those of you that have achieved this heightened level of scripture knowledge as to where you can look down on all of us silly apostolic folks and our traditions, I warn you, pride comes before the fall (Proverbs 16:17).
Granted not calling someone "brother" or "sister" is not a sin but pride is.
Yes, it's a tradition, but it's a tradition based in scripture.
"Rebuke not an elder, but intreat him as a father; and the younger men as brethren; The elder women as mothers; the younger as sisters, with all purity" 1 Timothy 5:1-2
I refer to most as "sister" or "brother" who are in the faith, I refer to the older women as "mother", who are in the faith. I do so out respect not out of necessity. For those who don't hold to that tradition, I'm fine with, but making an effort not to in order to attract attention is pretty prideful to me.
To those of you that have achieved this heightened level of scripture knowledge as to where you can look down on all of us silly apostolic folks and our traditions, I warn you, pride comes before the fall (Proverbs 16:17).
Here's the definition of "intreat," 1. to ask (a person) earnestly; beg or plead with; implore 2. to make an earnest request or petition for (something)
Where do you get it that it's a tradition based on scripture? No where does it state to address your fellow bretheren as "brother so-and-so, sister so-and-so" using the scripture you've referenced...
And to use the "pride comes before a fall" as an "oh, by the way" makes it sound as if you already know someone else's pride when they disagree with you...
Here's the definition of "intreat," 1. to ask (a person) earnestly; beg or plead with; implore 2. to make an earnest request or petition for (something)
Where do you get it that it's a tradition based on scripture? No where does it state to address your fellow bretheren as "brother so-and-so, sister so-and-so" using the scripture you've referenced...
And to use the "pride comes before a fall" as an "oh, by the way" makes it sound as if you already know someone else's pride when they disagree with you...
First never said that scripture tells us to address each other in any way. In christ we are all brothers and sisters, and scripture makes us clear that we should respect each other as such. Because of this many of us in evangelical protestantism traditionally call each other by the name "brother" or "sister". We do the same thing and respect the mothers and the elders as such.
MY PROBLEM comes in when that is trashed as some evil extrabiblical tradition forced upon people that we have to break away from to be free from bondage by the "I-know-more-then-you" crowd.
It's really not THAT serious. The church has traditions. This one isn't MANDADTED in scripture, but scripture makes it clear that we are to respect one another as brothers and sisters, so many feel a way to do this is to use such titles as a formality. Of course, this will be treated as a form of bondage by whoever wants to fool themselves into believing that every OP church holds their members in some sort of prison of tradition (moreso then any other church). I honestly don't know if Paul and the Apostles called each other "brother" or "sister" do I think they'd have a problem with us doing so? Of course not, and priding yourself on not doing it is just as dangerous as condemning someone to Hell for not doing it. My point.
Granted not calling someone "brother" or "sister" is not a sin but pride is.
Yes, it's a tradition, but it's a tradition based in scripture.
"Rebuke not an elder, but intreat him as a father; and the younger men as brethren; The elder women as mothers; the younger as sisters, with all purity" 1 Timothy 5:1-2
I refer to most as "sister" or "brother" who are in the faith, I refer to the older women as "mother", who are in the faith. I do so out respect not out of necessity. For those who don't hold to that tradition, I'm fine with, but making an effort not to in order to attract attention is pretty prideful to me.
To those of you that have achieved this heightened level of scripture knowledge as to where you can look down on all of us silly apostolic folks and our traditions, I warn you, pride comes before the fall (Proverbs 16:17).
I always refer to those of age in the church as "elder" or "sister", or even Mr or Mrs to show respect. But the ones in the middle age(my age) that grew up in "the church", and think its a requirement of "the body of Chriist" (U know the REAL TRUE body) to refer to everyone as brother or sister, and are devastated according to their facial expression when you dont say it, and think youre backslidden because you didnt call them brother David or Sister Suzie, those are the ones I like to bring back to earth by not saying brother or sister. That particular type of traditional mindset (to that degree)to me, pushes being "so heavenly minded, no earthly good category".
__________________ As for me, may I never boast about anything except the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ. Because of that cross, my interest in this world has been crucified, and the world’s interest in me has also died.- Gal. 6:14
I always refer to those of age in the church as "elder" or "sister", or even Mr or Mrs to show respect. But the ones in the middle age that grew up in "the church", and think its a requirement of "the body of Chriist" (U know the REAL TRUE body) to refer to everyone as brother or sister, and are devastated according to their facial expression when you dont say it, and think youre backslidden because you didnt call them brother David or Sister Suzie, those are the ones I like to bring back to earth by not saying brother or sister. That particular type of mindset to me, falls under the "so heavenly minded, no earthly good category". Call it pride if you wish.
The pride comes in when you feel like you are obligated to "bring them down to Earth".
I prefer brother. I haven't thought about it that much, but I just feel that sister would be a little inappropriate.
Of course I was being TIC here and messing with Hoovie's original question. I let people call me what they feel most comfortable with. Some people prefer to call you brother, and I'm not one to try to force them to call me what I want to be called.
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