pastors – Bible Q

Where is the verse that has the phrase “Woe to the pastors who have scattered my flock”?

Answered by BibleQ . October 12, 2014 - 6:58 pm

Jeremiah 23:1 “Woe to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture!” declares the LORD. The context – Jeremiah 23:2-6: Therefore thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, concerning the shepherds who care for my people: “You have scattered my flock and have driven them away, and you have not attended […]

Can women be ordain as pastors?

Answered by BibleQ . September 19, 2012 - 6:18 pm

We see in Scripture the very prominent role that women played. Looking at the New Testament, we see women providing for Jesus out of their means, going out to deal with Jesus’ body after his crucifixion, labouring in the work of the gospel, helping with the teaching of the gospel, serving in the church and […]

What’s the difference between a pastor, elder, bishop, minister and so on?

Answered by BibleQ . August 2, 2012 - 12:42 pm

The Bible speaks of elders, overseers, deacons and deaconesses (depending on the translation used). The roles of pastors, bishops etc today, have significant differences to the roles of which Paul and Peter speak. The way the Bible instructs these roles to be carried out: Deacons & Deaconesses The word probably had the meaning, to be […]

Did God give pastors the ability to bless others?

Answered by BibleQ . February 16, 2012 - 9:57 pm

God’s children, both the leaders and the flock, should bless others. The word for bless in the New Testament, has the idea of speaking well of. So when we bless, we are not doing some miraculous deed, but obeying Christ’s instructions in our manner of living and speaking. Consider the usage of the word in […]

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Where is the verse that has the phrase “Woe to the pastors who have scattered my flock”?

Can women be ordain as pastors?

What’s the difference between a pastor, elder, bishop, minister and so on?

Did God give pastors the ability to bless others?

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