Unveiled Artist
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I am sorry Carlita, as I did Not intend for you to look up anything because on my screen the verses come up, and did Not recall or remember you couldn't readily do that.
So, please accept my apology, and please feel free to bring anything else to my attention.
Jesus pronounced many ' woes ' against those hate-filled Jewish clergy exposing them as unloving.
Jesus warned them about their haughty pride and their need to be humble.
The Pharisees sat themselves in 'Moses Seat', so to speak, meaning they put the Law into their own hands.
Since Jesus taught all are spiritual ' brothers ', so then religious titles would wrongly put those with titles as being above others.
Thank you. Im on my phone or nook tablet. So, everything is touch screen.
Titles, well how I see it, shouldnt mean heirarchy. It should mean what your role is in the, say, body of Christ. I dont believe Jesus as god so his being among the poor and being a disciple to his father just says the roles they have (son, father, disciple) and how they relate to each other.
The issue I find in scripture is political in nature not spiritual. For example, when I call a priest f-ather I am speaking to him by his devotional role in the Church. Just as I say mother as she relates to me as a parent.
Lord Buddha is a title but doesnt denote heirarchy as per The Buddha taught against it. Likewise, the only authority (or title) that was important is the F-ather. The word god is not even an Jewish word.
Anyway, titles arent bad in and of themselves. When one takes advantage of the titles they have, thats the problem. So it sounds like Jesus wasnt addressing the titles but, like traditions, in the manner he claims the Jews (and Pharacese) practice the traditions over their Father in heaven.
Its all contextual. When you take it literally from he Eucharist to avoiding traditions, youre basically tearing out the core of the faith. Like there isnt transubstation in the Bible nor are there many forms of it (say Lutheran version). Likewise, traditions arent avoided in the Bible as many protestants claim. Jesus and Apostles still followed their family traditions. The context is not to place and replace them over their Father in heaven.
I would highly assume the role of titles are the same: not to be avoided just dont abuse it.
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