And an highway shall be there, and a way, and it shall be called The way of holiness; the unclean shall not pass over it; but it shall be for those: the wayfaring men, though fools, shall not err therein.
ISAIAH 35:8 KJV
The greatest name you can be called in the body of Christ is “brother or sister”. Jesus Himself is not ashamed to be called our brother, because we and Him are all of one God, Hebrews 2:11. He mingled so much with his disciples that they needed someone to point out who He was among them when they came to arrest Him in Gathsemene, John 18:3-8. There is an onslaught coming against the church, great persecution which Jeremiah 30:7 calls the day of Jacobs trouble. The visible church will be the first target, their leaders being the first. Beloved, for the salvation of both your life and your soul do not be called anything but brother or sister. God is king and we are all brethren. Hence, leadership in the new testament is plural with no one man leader. Ideally, a true minister of God should minister himself out of ‘relevance’. John ministered and left the scene for Jesus, John 3:30. Jesus did greater works and left the scene, allowing us to do greater works, John 14:12. This is the due order. When a man stands to ministers for 10, 20, 30 years and no one can be said to do greater works than he did, he has most likely become idol shepherd, ministering himself and not the true gospel. The emphasis of this way of holiness is Jesus. The call is to move beyond, but not without Pentecost. That is going with the truths that God has passed down through the various moves from Luther to Seymour and secondly the priesthood of all believers where even the least among the church (the newest believer) can hear from God and be a blessing. This is the due order.
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