Cheryl Schatz

Dave,
Good point about the teachers are eligible for being elders. Marks thought that only elders can teach is not supported anywhere by the scriptures.

Another thing about the term “Christ”, this is not a term used for the LORD of hosts in the OT. It is a term in prophecy for the coming of the Messiah and it is the term used of the humanity of Jesus. The fact that the bread of life came down from heaven (from God) shows His connection and origin with God. It is a unity expressed not a hierarchy exercised.

In the same way the first flesh (the man) was used as a building block for a new life (the woman). The connection between the two is of unity expressed not a hierarchy exercised.