Amen.
Did you know that Eph. 4:11 is the ONLY verse in ALL of the NT that contains the word translated “pastor” (English Bibles)?
AND IT’S PLURAL, NOT SINGULAR? Many say the correct translation is “pastor-teachers” as the two words appear to be linked.
AND whereever the Gr. word “poimen” (noun: pastor, shepherd) is found in the NT in it’s SINGULAR form - it is referring to the Lord Jesus? “The Good Shepherd..” “The Chief Shepherd...” etc.
AND whereever the VERB form of poimen is found, as something which is DONE, it refers TO THE ELDERS!
Incredible that a vast majority of “Bible believing” Christians have bought into a carnal religious system that places men where God never meant them to be with absolutely no scriptural basis for doing so. The arguments those who put forth who support this system are so weak and feeble, they’d themselves would thoroughly reject any other theological arguments by others wholeheartedly that had a similar foundation.
But the pastor system is an absolute necessity for the survival and promotion of any organization of man.
Thanks for sharing this.