Human Beings Are Stewards, Not Slaves to God
For am I now seeking the favor of men, or of God? Or am I striving to please men? If I were still trying to please men, I would not be a slave of Christ.
-- Galatians 1:10Paul, a slave of Christ Jesus, called as an apostle, having been set apart for the gospel of God.
-- Romans 1:1
Tychicus, our beloved brother and faithful servant and fellow slave in the Lord, will make known to you all my affairs.
-- Colossians 4:7
Paul, a slave of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ . . ..
-- Titus 1:1
James, a slave of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes who are in the Dispersion: Greetings.
-- James 1:1
Jude, a slave of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, To those who are the called, beloved in God the Father, and kept for Jesus Christ:
-- Jude 1:1
And a white robe was given to each of them; and it was told to them that they should rest for a little while longer, until the number of their fellow slaves and their brothers who were to be killed even as they had been, would be completed also.
-- Revelation 6:11
And they sang the song of Moses, the slave of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying . . ..
-- Revelation 15:3
And a voice came from the throne, saying, 'Give praise to our God, all you His slaves, you who fear Him, the small and the great.'
-- Revelation 19:5
Then I fell at his feet to worship him. But he said to me, 'Do not do that! I am a fellow slave with you and your brothers who have the witness of Jesus. Worship God! For the witness of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.'
-- Revelation 19:10
I, John, am the one who was hearing and seeing these things. And when I heard and saw, I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who showed me these things. But he said to me, 'Do not do that! I am a fellow slave with you and your brothers the prophets and with those who keep the words of this book. Worship God!'
-- Revelation 22:8f.