No, elders and pastors are not the same. Elders are often individuals who provide guidance and leadership in a religious community, whereas pastors are typically ordained ministers who lead a congregation. While some pastors may also serve as elders, not all elders are pastors.
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Not until all pastors/elders are honest and apostles admit they are NOT apostles, just a side show with (sometimes) a good actor.
Pastors are plain people who evangelize. They are no different than you or me. Therefore, i believe that they will be judged same as us.
Well,any spiritual leaders,like pastors,deacons,elders, and most important,God.
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Marco Pastors's birth name is Marcus Gerhardus Theodorus Pastors.
In the Bible you will not find much distinction if any concerning the elder and pastor. There is a passage that says, "The elders who direct the affairs of the church well are worthy of double honor, especially those whose work is preaching and teaching" (1 Tim 5:17). Apparently some elders did not preach and teach; however, a pastor always teaches and preaches since he is called to feel the flock the Word of God.
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Priests anoint the sick in some Christian denominations, such as the Catholics. Pastors and elders do this is some denominations. Charismatics who feel called to anoint the sick.The scriptural basis is James 5:14:Is any among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord
First of all, there is no "Protestantism church". Second, the authority is God, through the Bible. The typical Protestant church has a group of elders who watch over and lead the church, some of whom are also pastors who teach the congregation. These elders answer to God still, and should only deliver the message of God as it comes from the Bible.
the elders want everyone to be the same.
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