Quote:
Originally Posted by Amanda S.
No, but a shepherd is called a pastor.
Jer 10:21 For the pastors are become brutish, and have not sought the LORD: therefore they shall not prosper, and all their flocks shall be scattered.
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Amanda, you are right; this is not a stretch, nor is it "reading into the passage!"
What if any of us read the following sentence:
"The
women are become brutish, and have not sought the LORD: therefore they shall not prosper, and all
their children shall be scattered." Not one of us would have any doubt that the WOMEN in that sentence are MOTHERS, even though the word "MOTHERS" is not used in the passage!
Women that have
children are "
mothers;"
pastors that have
flocks are "
shepherds."
Brandon, I would NOT presume to rob the Lord Jesus Christ of any title...the type of a pastor as a shepherd is definitely a scriptural concept, evidenced by my example above and by the pastor's job description/responsibilities stated earlier by Amanda. The "chief Shepherd" passage (I Peter 5:1-4) leaves the impression that "the elders" are most certainly considered shepherds BECAUSE the Lord is referred to as the "chief Shepherd." The fact that there is an Indian "chief" assumes that there are Indians who are not the "chief" one; the fact that there is a "chief Shepherd" assumes that there are shepherds who are not the "chief" one!
Pam
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