No one said he was Jesus. But a pastor is a shepherd. Or does your pastor not feed, lead or protect your local flock?No, there is a pastor(elder) but he is not Jesus the Shepherd.
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No one said he was Jesus. But a pastor is a shepherd. Or does your pastor not feed, lead or protect your local flock?No, there is a pastor(elder) but he is not Jesus the Shepherd.
Yes, he feeds them, but has not the ability to shepherd them. Jesus is the one and only Shepherd. He said so in John 10.No one said he was Jesus. But a pastor is a shepherd. Or does your pastor not feed, lead or protect your local flock?
A farmer would never hire you to feed his sheep, lest you claim you are their shepherd too.The only thing "goofy and unscriptural" is your denial of God's Word.
John 21:15 - “Feed my lambs.”
John 21:16 - “TEND my sheep.”
John 21:17 - “Feed my sheep.
Yup - the very DEFINITION of a "Shepherd", Einstein.
John 21:15 - “Feed my lambs.”A farmer would never hire you to feed his sheep, lest you claim you are their shepherd too.
You can learn to feed sheep at 5 years old, but not shepherd them.
Silly man...
CO-SHEPHERD my sheep???John 21:15 - “Feed my lambs.”
John 21:16 - “TEND my sheep”, Einstein . . .
SYNONYMS FOR shepherd"A farmer would never hire you to feed his sheep, lest you claim you are their shepherd too.
You can learn to feed sheep at 5 years old, but not shepherd them.
Silly man...
YUP - pretty much . . .CO-SHEPHERD my sheep???
Just did...SYNONYMS FOR shepherd"
herder
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attendant
TENDER
caretaker
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guard
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leader
minister
pastor
pilot
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Do your homework . . .
No matter WHAT your friends tell you - ignorance is NOT bliss . . .Just did...
16 And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd.
Co shepherds with the ONE Shepherd?No matter WHAT your friends tell you - ignorance is NOT bliss . . .
1 Cor. 3:9
For we are CO-WORKERS (sunergos) in God's service; you are God's field, God's building.
2 cor. 6:1
As God's CO-WORKERS (sunergos) we urge you not to receive God's grace in vain.
Do your HOMEWORK, Einstein . . .
In baseball - you have a General Manager - and you have a Manager.Co shepherds with the ONE Shepherd?
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Don't be silly.In baseball - you have a General Manager - and you have a Manager.
In business, it's the same - only you can have multiple Managers. There's a Board of Officers - and a CHIEF Executive Officer.
NOT really a difficult concept, sparky.
Ummmm, what part of "Co-worker" are you having difficulty understanding??
Once again, Einstein . . .
1 Cor. 3:9
For we are CO-WORKERS (sunergos) in God's service; you are God's field, God's building.
2 cor. 6:1
As God's CO-WORKERS (sunergos) we urge you not to receive God's grace in vain.
You go to Jesus only??Therefore, I don't go to men to get my shepherd fix, but to Jesus only, like a good sheep I am.
Who taught you this un-biblical dribble? Are you self taught?Yes, he feeds them, but has not the ability to shepherd them. Jesus is the one and only Shepherd. He said so in John 10.
He said the rest are thieves and robbers, which is in the context of wanting to be a sub-shepherd themselves.
Therefore, I don't go to men to get my shepherd fix, but to Jesus only, like a good sheep I am.
Since the pastors are not the good Shepherd, that only leaves them one option...bad shepherd...thieves/robbers.
Much better to claim eldership than the co-shepherd title.
Mary you really need to run faster than the prophet who ran faster than the chariots when He saw the rain coming, remember what happened to those who never got into the Ark, with Moses. But your cant, you worship your religion and wont let it go even for Christ as do so many, there hearts are far from Him.Who taught you this un-biblical dribble? Are you self taught?
If someone taught you this you should RUN from them...RUN very fast...
If your pastor has no ability to shepherd his flock, i'd leave. What youre describing is not biblical. Your needle is stuck on one verse. I'd do a study if i were you. You might be surprised what you find.Yes, he feeds them, but has not the ability to shepherd them. Jesus is the one and only Shepherd. He said so in John 10.
He said the rest are thieves and robbers, which is in the context of wanting to be a sub-shepherd themselves.
Therefore, I don't go to men to get my shepherd fix, but to Jesus only, like a good sheep I am.
Since the pastors are not the good Shepherd, that only leaves them one option...bad shepherd...thieves/robbers.
Much better to claim eldership than the co-shepherd title.
Speaking of not literal in a worldly sense, but are spirit. In John 6:54, we read - Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise them up at the last day. Jesus explains the sense of the entire passage when He says in John 6:63 - "It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life."Most churches are "stuck in the mud" because they have not and do not "seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness." Which is to say, they instead seek to apply the literal word of God to worldly matters, rather than understanding that the words are not literal in a worldly sense, but are spirit.
Moses didn't build the ark. And pastors are shepherds. Read your bible.Mary you really need to run faster than the prophet who ran faster than the chariots when He saw the rain coming, remember what happened to those who never got into the Ark, with Moses. But your cant, you worship your religion and wont let it go even for Christ as do so many, there hearts are far from Him.
I have around me a 5 fold ministry, but none of them are shepherds of Christ's sheep.If your pastor has no ability to shepherd his flock, i'd leave. What youre describing is not biblical. Your needle is stuck on one verse. I'd do a study if i were you. You might be surprised what you find.