Only one is your Teacher, and all of you are brothers (Matthew 23:8–12)

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Yomelijah

2 min readJun 9, 2023

Should the Elders of the congregation be called by a title linked to their function, such as “Father”, “Rabbi”, “Teacher” or “Pastor”? The answer of Christ is, not at all: “But you, do not you be called Rabbi, for one is your Teacher, and all of you are brothers. Moreover, do not call anyone your father on earth, for one is your Father, the heavenly One. Neither be called leaders, for your Leader is one, the Christ. But the greatest one among you must be your minister. Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted” (Matthew 23:8–12). The reason given by Christ, is that if the Elders have an authority in the congregation, it must be exercised with humility, without any condescension: “Not that we are the masters over your faith, but we are fellow workers for your joy, for it is by your faith that you are standing” (2 Corinthians 1:24).
Is there a minimum age required for a brother to be named Elder in the Christian Congregation? Yes, of course, for example, under one of the required conditions, it is written: “Not a newly converted man, for fear that he might get puffed up with pride and fall into the judgment passed on the Devil” (1 Timothy 3:1–7). The function of Elder is like of the priests in the former Israel. Now, a man could only become a priest or be in office in the Temple Sanctuary, only from the age of thirty (numbers 4:1–3,22,23,30). Jesus Christ began his ministry, his priesthood, at the age of thirty: “Furthermore, Jesus himself, when he commenced his work, was about thirty years old” (Luke 3:23).

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Planetary Jubilee:

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