A. Amos Love

Pastor Julie Pennington-Russell. She is blessed.
Doesn’t it say – all things work together for good for
those who love God and are called according to His purpose?
Sounds like God is having mercy on Julie?

Pastors? Hmmm?

What is truth is not always popular.
What is popular is not always truth.

Does anyone have the “Title” pastor in the Bible?
Is anyone called “Pastor” in the Bible?

Do Titles become idols?
Do Pastors become masters?

Didn’t Jesus tell “His Disciples” Not to be called master?
Mat 23:10

Doesn’t the Bible warn us about, and exhort us to,
“hew down “the graven images” of their (our) gods?”
Deut 12:3

Don’t we make the “Title“ Pastor a “graven image?”
“Engraven” on office doors for everyone to see.
“Engraven” on dipomas, that are hung on office walls,
“Engraven” on business cards, that are handed out,
on the Sunday morning bulletin, on the street sign,
and anyone who reads them knows who “the Pastor” is. Yes?

Is that “self-honoring” and “seeking glory?”
Seems Jesus warned “His disciples” about those things. Yes?

John 8:54
If I honour myself, my honour is nothing:
it is my Father that honoureth me…

John 7:18
He that speaketh of himself seeketh his own glory:

Has the “Title Pastor” become a “graven image?”

Micah 1:7
And all the “graven images” shall be beaten to pieces…

Isa 42:8
I am the LORD: that is my name:
and my glory will I not give to another,
neither my praise to “graven images.”

Jer 50:38
A drought is upon her waters;
and they shall be dried up:
for it is the land of “graven images,”
and they are mad upon their idols.

A land of “Titles and idols” in the heart. Ezek 14:3-7
Senior Pastors, Associate Pastors, Youth Pastors,
Single Pastors, Reverands, Right Reverends,
Most Right Reverands, Fathers, Priests, Clergy,
and the list goes on…
Are any of those “Titles/idols” in the Bible?

Didn’t Jesus make Himself of no reputation,
take on the form of a servant,
and humble Himself? Phl 2:7”

SBC Hmmm?

Religion is the system, NOT the relationship.

Praise God for all things.