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Re: Should we teach others to rebel against standa
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Originally Posted by Nicodemus1968
Exactly, give your Pastor honor. He watches for your soul.
What does a shepherd do with sheep?
He watches out for the sheep!
He protect them from wolves!
He leads them to better pasture!
He tends to them when there unhealthy!
He gives account for all the sheep he’s shepherding!
That sounds like a verse in Hebrews 13.....
Go tell your Pastor you love him, go take his family out to eat, pray for him, go ask him if there is anything you can do for him!
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While the Ruler of the Synagogue presided over everyone in the congregation. He didn't teach or preach. He directed the course of the day. But there were more than one rabbi, and group of men who taught large groups. Even in the chapter of Ephesians 4 Paul points out a five fold ministry. Jesus sends His students out in twos, not in ones. Because of the checks and balances of accountability to each other. Paul shows us this in the book of Galatians when he withstood Peter (an elder in the church longer than Paul) to his face in front of the entire congregation. Plus in front of visiting ministers sent from Jerusalem by James. Rebuke before all that all may fear isn't against young saints in a church being scolded by the pastor. It is for ministers correcting unruly rouge ministers. Yes, give honor to where honer is due, but that isn't just one man. We don't have a Roman Catholic priest system.
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