| http://www.w3.org/ns/prov#value | - First, if Christ has given us church officers such as elders and pastors and teachers, then we must need them.14 And, secondly, godly church officers are evidence and proof that Christ is indeed now head over all things and the king of his people-the new Israel, his church (see Matt. 21:5; Luke 23:2; Acts 17:7).
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