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Who made Jesus a rabbi?

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Anonymous

14y ago
Updated: 8/19/2019

God did.

John 1:38 tells us that 'rabbi' means 'teacher', which Jesus truly was.

The word came to mean a title of respect and honor, and was demanded by the religious leaders in Israel (Matthew 23:6-8). Though Jesus never went to the rabbinical schools of his day, his wisdom and knowledge came directly from God, and his personal relationship with him.(John 5:19+30+43)(John 4:34) (John 14:6) Even his enemies acknowledged his amazing teaching abilities(John 7:46; Luke 20:39, 40; Mark 12:32, 34)(John 6:38; John 10:25). God taught him and approved of him (Matthew 3:17) and because of this, Jesus was rightfully called rabbi by his followers (Mark9:5; 11:21)(John 1:38)(John 1:49)(John 3:2)(John 4:31; 9:2; 11:8)(John 6:25)(Luke 6:40 /Matthew 28:19, 20) He taught God's laws from personal experience(John 6:37-40) and with more skill than anyone else(Matthew 11:27) because he loved and understood, not only God, but his audience, better than anyone on earth(Mark 10:21; John 13:1, 34; 15:9,12,13)(John 2:25)(Luke 6:8)(Hebrews 7:26). He then passed on his wisdom to his followers, who could then become 'true teachers' of God's Word based on what they'd learned from Jesus (2 Corinthians 3:5, 6; 1 Timothy 3:1-7.)

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14y ago

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