The word "pastor" derives from the Latin noun pastor which means "shepherd" and relates to the Latin verb pascere - "to lead to pasture, set to grazing, cause to eat".[1] The term "pastor" also relates to the role of elder within the New Testament, but is not synonymous with the biblical understanding of minister. Many Protestant churches call their ministers "pastors". Present-day usage of the word is rooted in the Biblical image of shepherding. The Hebrew Bible (or Old Testament) uses the Hebrew word רעה(roʿeh). It occurs 173 times and relates to the feeding of sheep, as in Genesis 29:7, or to the spiritual feeding of human beings, as in Jeremiah 3:15, "Then I will give you shepherds after My own heart, who will feed you on knowledge and understanding" (NASB).
Christ's Charge to Peter by Raphael, 1515. In telling Peter to shepherd his sheep, Christ appointed him as a "pastor".
English-language translations of the New Testament usually render the Greek noun ποιμήν (poimēn) as "shepherd" and the Greek verb ποιμαίνω (poimaino)
as "to shepherd". The two words occur a total of 29 times in the New
Testament, most frequently referring to Jesus. For example, Jesus called himself the "Good Shepherd" in John 10:11. The same words in the familiar Christmas story (Luke 2) refer to literal shepherds. In five New Testament passages though, the words relate to church workers:
Acts 20:17 - the Apostle Paul summons the elders or presbyters of the church in Ephesus to give a last discourse to them; in the process, in Acts 20:28, he tells them that the Holy Spirit has made them bishops, and that their job is to shepherd the flock of God among them.
1 Corinthians 9:7 - Paul says, of himself and the apostles: "who tends a flock and does not use the milk of the flock?" (NASB)
Ephesians
4:11 - Paul wrote "And He gave some as apostles, and some as prophets,
and some as evangelists, and some as pastors and teachers" (NASB)
1 Peter 5:1-2 - Peter tells the elders among his readers that they are to, "shepherd the flock of God among you" (NASB)
Bishops in Western Christianity often bear a formal crosier in the form of a stylised shepherd's crook as a symbol of their pastoral/shepherding functions.
Germany is soon to inflict great destruction on this world. God will use
that nation-called Assyria anciently-as His tool to punish the nations
of Israel today-mainly America and Britain. Then, about three years
later, God will use the Russians and Chinese to destroy Germany. Finally
comes the battle called Armageddon, when Jesus Christ returns to rule
this Earth. The dreadful Day of the Lord is dangerously close! But we
must also look beyond that time to the glorious rule of God!
The Reason NASA Never Returned To The Moon (Full Documentary)
The Reason NASA Never Returned To The Moon (Full Documentary)
Have you ever wondered why we haven't returned to the moon again? The truth is that NASA is hiding a very dark secret from us.
Is
there an "Alien Base" on the Moon? More and more people are coming
forward with stories that might prove this is true. Rumors say that
there is an Alien Moon Base on the far side of the moon, the side we
never see from Earth.
Did you ever wonder why the Moon landings
stopped and why we have not tried to build a Moon Base? It does seem
like a better and easier idea than a floating space station with no
access to any raw materials or supplies? According to the NASA Astronaut
Neil Armstrong the aliens have a base on the Moon and told us in no
uncertain terms to get off and stay off the Moon!
Sound far
fetched? Milton Cooper, a Naval Intelligence Officer tells us that not
only does the Alien Moon Base exist but the U.S. Naval Intelligence
Community refers to the Alien Moon Base as "Luna," that there is a huge
mining operation going on there, and that is where the aliens keep their
huge mother ships while the trips to Earth are made in smaller "flying
saucers".
LUNA: The Alien base on the far side of the Moon. It
was seen and filmed by the Apollo astronauts. A base, a mining operation
using very large machines, and the very large alien craft described in
sighting reports as mother ships exist there. -Milton Cooper
Giant "Human" Skeletons Mass Illuminati Cover-Up [Full Documentary] 2015
Giant "Human" Skeletons Mass Illuminati Cover-Up [Full Documentary] 2015
Giant "Human" Skeletons Mass Illuminati Cover-Up [Full Documentary] 2015
During the days of Noah Satans fallen angels were going around having
sex with women, an even mixing their DNA with fish, and animals. No one
knows for sure how this works, but what we know for sure is that it
happened!! A world wide cover up of bizarre human, and animal skeletons
has taken place. Obviously we need to pay this more attention.
The Blood Sugar Solution - 10 Day Detox Diet by Dr Mark Hyman
The Blood Sugar Solution - 10 Day Detox Diet by Dr Mark Hyman
The Blood Sugar Solution - 10 Day Detox Diet by Dr Mark Hyman
Dr. Hyman's bestselling The Blood Sugar Solution 10-Day Detox Diet offered readers a step-by-step guide for losing weight and reversing disease. Now Dr. Hyman shares more than 150 delicious recipes that support the 10-Day Detox Diet, so you can continue on your path to good health. With easy-to-prepare, delicious recipes for every meal - including breakfast smoothies, lunches like Waldorf Salad with Smoked Paprika, and Grass-Fed Beef Bolognese for dinner -- you can achieve fast and sustained weight loss by activating your natural ability to burn fat, reducing insulin levels and inflammation, reprogramming your metabolism, shutting off your fat-storing genes, creating effortless appetite control, and soothing stress. Your health is a life-long journey. THE BLOOD SUGAR SOLUTION 10-DAY DETOX DIET COOKBOOK helps make that journey both do-able and delicious.
Saudi Arabia Builds World's Largest Hotel: Abraj Kudai
Saudi Arabia Builds World's Largest Hotel: Abraj Kudai
Saudi Arabia Builds World's Largest Hotel: Abraj Kudai
Saudi Arabia's command economy is petroleum-based; roughly 75% of budget revenues and 90% of export earnings come from the oil industry. It is strongly dependent on foreign workers with about 80% of those employed in the private sector being non-Saudi.[229][230] Among the challenges to Saudi economy include halting or reversing the decline in per capita income, improving education to prepare youth for the workforce and providing them with employment, diversifying the economy, stimulating the private sector and housing construction, diminishing corruption and inequality.
The oil industry comprises about 45% of Saudi Arabia's nominal gross domestic product, compared with 40% from the private sector (see below). Saudi Arabia officially has about 260 billion barrels (4.1×1010 m3) of oil reserves, comprising about one-fifth of the world's proven total petroleum reserves.[231]
In the 1990s, Saudi Arabia experienced a significant contraction of oil revenues combined with a high rate of population growth. Per capita income fell from a high of $11,700 at the height of the oil boom in 1981 to $6,300 in 1998.[232] Taking into account the impact of the real oil price changes on the Kingdom's real gross domestic income, the real command-basis GDP was computed to be 330.381 billion 1999 USD in 2010.[233]Increases in oil prices in the aughts[peacock term] helped boost per capita GDP to $17,000 in 2007 dollars (about $7,400 adjusted for inflation),[234] but have declined since oil price drop in mid-2014
