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Re: Title Usage In The UPC: Brother & Sister So an
I think the usage is phasing itself out for the most part, but it should still be used as a term of initial respect, unless the other person gives permission to use his/her first name.
I don't think it is mandatory, but since many Christians do see it as disrespect if you don't use brother or sister, then it is simply polite to use it. Much like calling a doctor "Dr. _____" unless he says, "You can call me ______."
I have seen instances where folks who were upset with a pastor or fellow Christian would deliberately call them by their first name OR would say "Mr. _____" showing they didn't view them as a brother or sister. No excuse for that, IMO.
Elders especially should be referred to in a respectful manner.
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abstracting the feast, yet not abstracting one particle of it;…."
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