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Thursday, August 26 Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.​—Matt. 23:12.

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Thursday, August 26

Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.—Matt. 23:12.

 

How should we treat anointed brothers and sisters? It would be wrong to admire a person too much, even if he is an anointed brother of Christ. (Matt. 23:8-11) When the Bible speaks of the elders, it encourages us to “imitate their faith,” but it does not tell us that we can make any human our leader. (Heb. 13:7) It is true that the Bible says that some are “worthy of double honor.” But this is because they “preside in a fine way” and “work hard in speaking and teaching,” not because they are anointed. (1 Tim. 5:17) If we give anointed ones too much praise and attention, we could embarrass them. Or even worse, we could cause them to become proud. (Rom. 12:3) None of us would want to do anything that might cause one of Christ’s anointed brothers to make such a serious mistake!—Luke 17:2. w20.01 29 ¶8

You can't walk with God while holding hands with the Devil.

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We do not treat anointed ones & those who are not anointed but with certain theocratic privileges as more important than others. We remember that praise and glory should go to Jehovah. This will also protect us from admiring personalities but to continue to love & respect our brothers. 

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