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Originally Posted by ZNPaaneah
Yes, along those lines the Lord said "call no man your father" because God is your father.
Likewise I have considered that you should call no man "The Apostle" because the Lord Jesus is "the Apostle". Even at the time of Paul he wasn't "the" Apostle.
Ultimately the authority was not with James or Peter or Paul. It was with the Lord.
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Great point about calling any man "
The ......."
In church history, Rome latched onto Peter as "The" first great apostle. Probably in reaction to this, Protestants favored Paul, with the exclusive wing extolling Paul as "The Apostle," and "The MOTA." What somewhat sounded benign concerning Peter and Paul actually laid the groundwork for modern day leaders to fill their shoes. WL elevated Paul by accentuating Peter's failures. Since Luke wrote Acts, early church history is biased in Paul's favor.
Paul told us plainly that he was "less than the least," and constantly pointed the church to Christ the Head. I believe Christians on their own reading the Bible would not elevate one minister over another, and Corinth was a constant warning regarding this. It was WL and his loyal lackeys who thrust these teachings upon the LC's, with the motives of grandeur and power. Things the Bible constantly warned us against.