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Caste Systemfor you, and for the strangerthat sojourneth with you ."Deut. 10:17 "For Jehovah yourGod, he is God of gods, andLord of lords, the great God, themighty, and the terrible, who regardethnot persons, nor takethreward."Particular Family ConnectionsDo Not Bring SalvationJohn 8 :33 "[The Jews] repliedto him : 'We are Abraham's offspringand never have we beenslaves to anybody . How is it yousay, "You will become free"?'"1 Tim . 1 :4 "Nor to pay attentionto false stories and to genealogieswhich end up in nothing,but which furnish questions forresearch rather than a dispensingof anything by God in connectionwith faith."Titus 3:9 "But shun foolishquestionings and genealogies . . .for they are unprofitable and futile."Clergy as an Elevated Class NotAuthorized for ChristiansJohn 13 :34, 35 "I am givingyou a new commandment, thatyou love one another ; just as Ihave loved you, that you alsolove one another . By this all willknow that you are my disciples,if you have love among yourselves."Matt. 23 :8, 10-12 "But you, donot you be called 'Rabbi', for oneis your teacher, whereas all youare brothers . Neither be called'leaders', for your Leader is one,the Christ . But the greatest oneamong you must be your minister .Whoever exalts himself will behumbled, and whoever humbleshimself will be exalted ."1 Pet. 5 :2, 3 "Shepherd theflock of God in your care, notunder compulsion, but willingly,neither for love of dishonest gain,,but eagerly, neither as lording itover those who are God's inheritance,but becoming examplesto the flock ."Matt. 20:25-28 "But Jesus, callingthem to him, said : 'You know56that the rulers of the nationslord it over them and the greatmen wield authority over them .This is not the arrangementamong you ; but whoever wantsto become great among you mustbe your minister, and whoeverwants to be first among you mustbe your slave. Just as the Son ofman came, not to be ministeredto, but to minister .'' ,Cliques and Classes in ChristianCongregation Forbidden1 Cor. 1 :10-13 "Now I exhortyou, brothers, through the nameof our Lord Jesus Christ thatyou should all speak in agreement,and that there should riotbe divisions among you, but thatyou may be fitly united in thesame mind and in the same lineof thought. For the disclosurewas made to me about you, mybrothers, by those of the houseof Chloe, that dissensions existamong you . What I mean is this,that each one of you says : 'I belongto Paul,' 'But I to Apollos,''But I to Cephas,' 'But I toChrist .' Does the Christ exist divided?Paul was not impaled foryou, was he? Or were you baptizedin the name of Paul?"1 Tim . 6 :17, 18 "Give ordersto those who are rich in the presentsystem of things not to bearrogant, and to rest their hope,not on uncertain riches, but onGod, who furnishes us all thingsrichly for our enjoyment ; to workat good, to be rich in right works,to be liberal, ready to share."Jas . 3 :16, 17 "For where jealousyand contentiousness are,there disorder and every vile thingare . But the wisdom from aboveis first of all chat then peaceable,reasonable, ready to obey .full of mercy and good fruits, notmaking partial distinctions, nothypocritical ."I Pet. 5 :5 "In like manner, youyounger men, be in subjection tothe older men. But all of you girdyourselves with humility of mindtoward one another, because God