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| Changing my Title - Not |
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You know, the more I look around at the Christian landscape, I wonder if I am too simplistic. I see all these guys with such magnificent titles, like Chief Apostle, Prophet, Right Reverend, and Holy Father. So, in order to feel like I'm a part of the show, I've decided to take on a title. What do you think? I was thinking of something really puffed up like Grand Poobah, or Left Reverend, or maybe even go right over the top and call myself the Reverend Doctor Grand Apostle and Prophet. Sigh! Maybe not!
14:11 For every one who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted." |
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| September 10, 2008 |
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| Just call me SSBG - Sinner Saved by Grace... |
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| September 10, 2008 |
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| Some believers are self proclaimed and many names are unbiblical. When God called me he told me what he called me to be and I operate in the capacity of the measure that God has given me. I'm satisfied with just being a servant. A title means nothing if we are not being obedient or walking in the love of God. My desire is for people to see the image of Christ reflected in me through my walk and by my example. This is what really matters. Shalom |
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| September 10, 2008 |
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| I am Simply Stu! |
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| September 10, 2008 |
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Your Blog reminds me of the Pastor of a small church that was truly being humble in his life walk.
His church honord him by giving him a pin that spoke of humility, a small pin, insignificant to many, but the Pastor proudly wore his humility pin to church the next sunday. To which they called a bord meeting and voted to remove him because of his pridefull attitude.
The early church wanted to put a lid on titles, so they said lets just call everybody "Brother"....now the title of "Brother" TO SOME, is like being called the grand poobah !
Hey Grant, let's just let the "title craze" go crazy and pretty soon the titles will not impress anyone at all, it will in fact help us to see-through the title hype and see the person for who he/she is because we can't trust the title at all ! Just a thought....:-) |
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| September 10, 2008 |
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| amen |
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| September 10, 2008 |
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Hey Grant! I like Grant. :)
Me...I'm Val
Oh yeah...I'm a child of God. HEEEYYY, guess what? So are you! |
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| September 10, 2008 |
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| I like Grand Poobah! Go for it! |
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| September 10, 2008 |
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| When I tell people my real name they accuse me of taking the Lord's name in vain. My name is Jesus. Some people pronounce it in Spanish yet they don't speak Spanish. My primary language is English. People get offended no matter what I say. They get mad if I say I'm a child of God. I'm fine just being me. If no one likes it it's ok. all i have to do is please God! |
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| September 10, 2008 |
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The one that gets me is Dr. [name] for those who hold a PhD. I always remember a professor who when asked why he did not prefaced his name with a PhD he said, "Why, so I can hide my ignorance behind a title?" Why do I need my pastor to constantly throw at me his/her "erudition" by pushing his PhD title at me? I can care less about those tittles, blessed is the humble person before God's eyes.
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| September 11, 2008 |
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| Certain titles automatically tag you. For instance, Prophet or Apostle automatically categorize someone as Pentecostal. They are rarely used nor taken seriously outside of Pentecostalism and it comes across as someone blowing a trumpet before them, big-noting themselves. When Paul used the term of himself, it was not an official title, but a description of what he did in the church, he was an emissary or missionary. Apostle only became a big-noting title after the Bible was written. Reverend categorizes someone as belonging to one of those old school denominations. It simply means someone worthy of respect, but comes across as more of a demanded than an earned respect. Father is taken from Abraham and Paul who were both considered to be father's of the faithful. However, in their cases it was not a title, but an adjective. There is no biblical example of this being used as anything other than an occasional reference and not a title to be given every pastor in the church. |
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| September 11, 2008 |
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| I agree with you Grant, normally those people are into listening to themselves. |
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