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"Don't let people do that to you, put you on a pedestal like that. You all have a single Teacher, and you are all classmates.
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Don't set people up as experts over your life, letting them tell you what to do. Save that authority for God; let him tell you what to do. No one else should carry the title of 'Father'; you have only one Father, and he's in heaven.
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And don't let people maneuver you into taking charge of them. There is only one Life-Leader for you and them - Christ.
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"Do you want to stand out? Then step down. Be a servant.
Published by permission. Originally published by NavPress in English as THE MESSAGE: The Bible in Contemporary Language copyright 2002 by Eugene Peterson. All rights reserved.