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Old 12-01-2008, 08:17 AM
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The problem isn't so much if people are "called" something as much as if they "demand" to be called something. I disagree with the Rev. title and won't use it in any capacity. That's my position. But if someone calls me pastor or elder, I just accept it as if they called me Joe. My sons call me dad. My wife calls me all sorts of things, many of them none of your business. But I also see great value in simply calling someone "brother Jim" or "sister." Titles should be honoring who God is, not honoring who the man is. The authority is established by God in the position, not in the person.
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