Subject: Is it disrespectful to not use a title |
Bible Note: Hi Doc, your pontification some times transcends my comprehension. Am I to understand that you said the English language is limited in expressing respect for ministers? I beg to differ with you if that is what you meant. The English language gives "men of the cloth" too, too many mechanisms for self-aggrandizement. They have many titles in front of their names; they are usually the CEO of the Church, more honor goes to them than the feeble, weak ones in 1Cor 12:23,24. We are all members of the body of Christ...He is the head of the Church. Not one member is more important than the other. Actually, 1Tim 5:17 states that double honor should go to the elders that rule well. Do you equate the office of an elder to the spiritual gift of pastor? We have discussed this before, but the word "pastor(s)" only appears once in the NT. So, why do you call the minister where you worship "pastor"? What is the biblical reference? Would he (or you) think you were being disrespectful if you called him by his first name only? His, Bereaniam |