Quiet Time Notes
Notes from my daily Quiet Times with God
Life to the Full - In His Steps (part 2)
April 19th, 2010Previous |
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Disciples are priests and ministers in function - using the righteousness of Jesus - 1 Peter 2:4-6
Preist, by definition, is holier than the common man
The clergy-laity system is flawed because of there reasons:
- It is elitiest
- Fosters a double-standard
- It is unbiblical
Consider today's denominational titles:
- Father - Jesus said to avoid this title - Matthew 23:9
- Pope - means father; Peter was suppose to the first one but he never claimed that he was
- Paster - Latin for shepard; refered only in - Ephesians 4:11
- Bishop - Greek for overseer
- Priest - corruption of the Greek presbyteros, meaning elder
- Female pasters - Roundly rejected by the NT; See 1 Timothy 3 and 1 Corinthians 14
- Monks and Nuns - created in the 2nd and 3rd centuries; Jesus said we are in the world but not of the world
Key Phrase: Disciples are priests and ministers in function but only becausse of the righteousness of Jesus