Many teachers become not, my brethren, having known that greater judgment we shall receive,James 3:1 Additional Translations
Clarke's Commentary on the BibleBe not many masters - Do not affect the teacher's office, for many wish to be teachers who have more need to learn. There were many teachers or rabbins among the Jews, each affecting to have The truth, and to draw disciples after him. We find a caution against such persons, and of the same nature with that of St. James, in Pirkey Aboth, c. i.:10: Love labor, and hate the rabbin's office.
This caution is still necessary; there are multitudes, whom God has never called, and never can call, because he has never qualified them for the work, who earnestly wish to get into the priest's office. And of this kind, in opposition to St. James, we have many masters - persons who undertake to show us the way of salvation, who know nothing of that ways and are unsaved themselves. These are found among all descriptions of Christians, and have been the means of bringing the ministerial office into contempt. Their case is awful; they shall receive greater condemnation than common sinners; they have not only sinned in thrusting themselves into that office to which God has never called them, but through their insufficiency the flocks over whom they have assumed the mastery perish for lack of knowledge, and their blood will God require at the watchman's hand. A man may have this mastery according to the law of the land, and yet not have it according to the Gospel; another may affect to have it according to the Gospel, because he dissents from the religion of the state, and not have it according to Christ. Blockheads are common, and knaves and hypocrites may be found everywhere.
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Malachi 2:12 The LORD will cut off the man that does this, the master and the scholar, out of the tabernacles of Jacob...
Matthew 9:11 And when the Pharisees saw it, they said to his disciples, Why eats your Master with publicans and sinners?
Matthew 10:24 The disciple is not above his master, nor the servant above his lord.
Matthew 23:8-10,14 But be not you called Rabbi: for one is your Master, even Christ; and all you are brothers...
John 3:10 Jesus answered and said to him, Are you a master of Israel, and know not these things?
Acts 13:1 Now there were in the church that was at Antioch certain prophets and teachers; as Barnabas, and Simeon that was called Niger...
Romans 2:20,21 An instructor of the foolish, a teacher of babes, which have the form of knowledge and of the truth in the law...
1 Corinthians 12:28 And God has set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings...
Ephesians 4:11 And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;
1 Timothy 2:7 Whereunto I am ordained a preacher, and an apostle, (I speak the truth in Christ...
2 Timothy 1:11 Whereunto I am appointed a preacher, and an apostle, and a teacher of the Gentiles.
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1 Peter 5:3 Neither as being lords over God's heritage, but being ensamples to the flock.
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Leviticus 10:3 Then Moses said to Aaron, This is it that the LORD spoke, saying, I will be sanctified in them that come near me...
Ezekiel 3:17,18 Son of man, I have made you a watchman to the house of Israel: therefore hear the word at my mouth, and give them warning from me...
Ezekiel 33:7-9 So you, O son of man, I have set you a watchman to the house of Israel; therefore you shall hear the word at my mouth...
Luke 6:37 Judge not, and you shall not be judged: condemn not, and you shall not be condemned: forgive, and you shall be forgiven:
Luke 12:47,48 And that servant, which knew his lord's will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will...
Luke 16:2 And he called him, and said to him, How is it that I hear this of you? give an account of your stewardship...
Acts 20:26,27 Why I take you to record this day, that I am pure from the blood of all men...
1 Corinthians 4:2-5 Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful...
2 Corinthians 5:10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body...
Hebrews 13:17 Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account...
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Matthew 7:1,2 Judge not, that you be not judged...
Matthew 23:14 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for you devour widows' houses, and for a pretense make long prayer...
1 Corinthians 11:29-32 For he that eats and drinks unworthily, eats and drinks damnation to himself, not discerning the Lord's body...
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