Pastor

Pastor

In this section I will look at the relationship between the parent/child Pastor/members, relationships. It is a universal truth that an enormous amount of change occurs when a child comes into a family both physically and spiritually.

I Corinthians 15:¹⁴ It is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body. ⁴⁵ And so it is written, “The first man Adam became a living being.” The last Adam became a life-giving spirit. ⁴⁶ However, the spiritual is not first, but the natural, and afterward the spiritual.

It is a spiritual truth that an enormous amount of change occurs in the newborn redeemed when he or she comes into the body of The Messiyah. In the natural the change for many from the world to the redeemed is not smooth, whereas for other this transition is very smooth. To others still the transition to parenthood is difficult and trying at times. In the natural marriage is the foundation of family life; children are the building blocks through which the family structure grows. There are many stages of the family life to be experience, child, youth, and adulthood.

In the spiritual sense the transition from a relationship between the believer and Yahushua is relative easy. In the Song of Solomon we see a marriage relationship develop between the bride and the bridegroom. It is from that marriage relationship (full maturity) that newborn Redeemed should be born. We need the gentle hand of the Bride and the firm hand of the Bridegroom, as in the example of David, Bathsheba and Solomon to bring the child to a position where he is mature enough to rule.

 

Let’s look at this action according to Yahushua and scripture. Mark 8:²² Then He came to Bethsaida; and they brought a blind man to Him, and begged Him to touch him. ²³ So He took the blind man by the hand and led him out of the town. And when He had spit on his eyes and put His hands on him, He asked him if he saw anything.

²⁴ And he looked up and said, “I see men like trees, walking.” ²⁵ Then He put His hands on his eyes again and made him look up. And he was restored and saw everyone clearly. ²⁶ Then He sent him away to his house, saying, “Neither go into the town, nor tell anyone in the town.” Notice that Yahushua addressed his spiritual blindness; it was the only miracle that was not immediate and took some time to address this problem. Yahushua also did not do it in front of people. He took the blind man out of the city with his disciples.

This shows that the Pastor’s job is one of confidentiality. Yahushua took the spit from his mouth; it was the word that He was alluding to. The Pastor must use the Word of YAHVEH to clean the new believer. Yahushua said to Peter if I cannot wash your feet you cannot be my disciple. This washing of feet is the restoring of one’s walk with the Almighty YAHVEH. What does scripture have to say about Washing, Purging, or Purification?

WASHING

  The Hebrew word rachas , “to wash, bathe.” This word is common to both ancient and Modern Hebrew and is found in ancient Ugaritic as well. It is used some 72 times in the text of the Hebrew Old Testament. The first occurrence of the word in the text illustrates one of its most common uses: “Let a little water be fetched, and wash your feet. (Gen. 18:4). 

 

When the word is used figuratively to express vengeance, the imagery is a bit more gruesome: “… He shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked” (Ps. 58:10). Pilate’s action in Matt. 27:24 is reminiscent of the psalmist’s statement “I will wash mine hands in innocence” (Ps. 26:6). The parts of a sacrificial animal usually “were washed” before they were burned on the altar (Exodus. 29:17). Rachas is frequently used in the sense of “bathing” or “washing” oneself (Exodus. 2:5; 2 Sam. 11:2). Beautiful eyes are figuratively described as “washed with milk” (Song of Sol. 5:12).

 Kabas , “to wash.” A common term throughout the history of Hebrew for the “washing” of clothes. This word is found also in ancient Ugaritic and Akkadian, reflecting the treading aspect. Kabas occurs in the Hebrew Old Testament 51 times. It is found for the first time in the Old Testament in Genesis. The word is used in the Old Testament primarily in the sense of “washing” clothes, both for ordinary cleansing (2 Sam. 19:24) and for ritual cleansing (Exod. 19:10, 14; Lev. 11:25). It is often used in parallelism with the expression “to wash oneself,” as in Lev. 14:8-9. Kabas is used in the sense of “washing” or “bathing” oneself only in the figurative sense and in poetic usage, as in Jeremiah. 4:14: “O Jerusalem, wash thine heart from wickedness, that thou mayest be saved.” 

 Moses was in the role of a Pastor. He had to cleanse the Children of Yisrael before they could present themselves to YAHVEH; there was no other way. Exodus 19:¹⁰ Then YAHVEH said to Moses, “Go to the people and consecrate them today and tomorrow, and let them wash their clothes. ¹⁴ So Moses went down from the mountain to the people and sanctified the people, and they washed their clothes.

29:⁴ “And Aaron and his sons you shall bring to the door of the tabernacle of meeting, and you shall wash them with water. The door of the Holy of Holies represents the next stage after the Laver before entering the Holy Place to present our selves to YAHVEH.

The ordinances of YAHVEH are permanent and everlasting. The ordinances of the ministry still have not changed. It is man who has lowered the standards of the ministry, not YAHVEH. Those in ministry must first be over comers before they can lead other new believers to maturity. Purging is just one of the areas that the office of the Pastor operates under.