b) Ahhhh I like what your Rabbi taught you. See in Judaism, you are able to challenge the Rabbi and ITS ENCOURAGED!!! Why? Because the Rabbi has such humility (hopefully), that he wants to you EXCEL and GROW PAST HIM! This is how Israel thrives and survives a world of horror. Whereas Christianity and pretty much all societies, you are taught to "obey and listen" and do what you're told. Why? So you can stay simple minded and be dumbed down.
"If you rebel = you are the devil"... such a guilt trip.
If we rebel against your Rabbi we should feel guilty and pretend we are rebelling against the devil??
We are to walk by faith according to the unseen teacher God. He is the
best teacher. We can seek His approval of one not seen . He promises us to teach, comfort, guide us
and bring all things to our memory that he has taught us.
We do not look to the approval of a Rabbi or a father seen as if it was of our one Rabbi as our father not seen in heaven .
The Catholics perform the same "think not" doctrine to call a person on earth father as a infallible mediator using Peter as if to
our father and master in heaven. The apostate Jews use Abraham to take way the unseen glory of God by giving it to men seen.
Matthew 3:9 And "
think not" to say
within yourselves, We have Abraham
(Peter) to
our father: for I say unto you, that
God is able of these
stones to raise up children unto Abraham.
The many lively stones that make up the spiritual house of God unseen is the church.
He warns of those who say we need a man to teach us.(1 John2:27-28) He gave special instruction to those who glory in the flesh of men seen, the temporal .Those Rabbis love to do all their works to be seen of men ( walking by sight...no faith)
In doing so we receive the commandment to call no man on earth father or the same with Rabbi, teacher, Master. We are to call no man on earth master for one is our master in heaven. The idea of serving two teaching masters .The fathers as that seen and our father in heaven not seen only shows the father of lies has his foot in the door.
But all their works they do for "to be
seen of men": they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the borders of their garments,And love the uppermost rooms at feasts, and the chief seats in the synagogues, And greetings in the markets,
and to be called of men,
Rabbi, Rabbi. But
be not ye called
Rabbi: for one is your
Master, even
Christ; and all ye are brethren. And call no man
your father upon the earth: for
one is
your Father,
which is in heaven. Neither be ye called
masters: for one is your
Master, even
Christ.But he that is greatest among you shall be your servant.Mathew 23:5-11