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However, the concept of leadership, authority, and oversight is prevalent throughout the Scriptures. The Bible provides guidance on the roles and responsibilities of those in positions of authority, as well as the attitudes and behaviors expected of those under their leadership.<br><br><b>Leadership and Authority</b><br><br>The Bible often addresses the concept of leadership through various terms such as "master," "lord," "ruler," and "overseer." These roles are seen in both secular and spiritual contexts. For instance, in the New Testament, the Greek word "kyrios" is often translated as "lord" or "master," indicating someone with authority over others.<br><br>In the Old Testament, leaders such as Moses, Joshua, and the judges of Israel were appointed by God to guide and govern His people. Their leadership was characterized by a responsibility to uphold God's laws and to lead with justice and righteousness. In <a href="/exodus/18-21.htm">Exodus 18:21</a>, Jethro advises Moses to select capable men who fear God, are trustworthy, and hate dishonest gain to serve as leaders over the people: "But select capable men from all the people—men who fear God, trustworthy men who hate dishonest gain—and appoint them as officials over thousands, hundreds, fifties, and tens."<br><br><b>Servant Leadership</b><br><br>The Bible emphasizes the concept of servant leadership, particularly in the teachings of Jesus Christ. In <a href="/mark/10-42.htm">Mark 10:42-45</a> , Jesus contrasts worldly leadership with the servant leadership He exemplifies: "Jesus called them together and said, 'You know that those regarded as rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their superiors exercise authority over them. But it shall not be this way among you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first must be the slave of all. For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many.'"<br><br>This teaching underscores the principle that true leadership in the Christian context involves humility, service, and self-sacrifice. Leaders are called to serve those under their care, prioritizing their well-being and spiritual growth.<br><br><b>Authority in the Workplace</b><br><br>The New Testament also addresses the relationship between masters and servants, which can be applied to modern employer-employee dynamics. In <a href="/ephesians/6-5.htm">Ephesians 6:5-9</a> , Paul instructs servants to obey their earthly masters with respect and sincerity, as they would obey Christ. Similarly, masters are reminded to treat their servants well, knowing that they too have a Master in heaven: "Slaves, obey your earthly masters with respect and fear and sincerity of heart, just as you would obey Christ... And masters, treat your slaves in the same way. Do not threaten them, since you know that He who is both their Master and yours is in heaven, and there is no favoritism with Him."<br><br>This passage highlights the mutual respect and accountability expected in relationships of authority, emphasizing that all are ultimately accountable to God.<br><br><b>Conclusion</b><br><br>While the Bible does not use the term "boss," it provides comprehensive teachings on leadership and authority. Biblical leadership is characterized by service, humility, and a commitment to justice and righteousness, reflecting the nature of Christ's own leadership. Those in authority are called to lead with integrity and care, while those under authority are encouraged to respect and serve faithfully, as unto the Lord.<a name="web" id="web"></a><div class="vheading2">Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary</div>1. (<I>n.</I>) Any protuberant part; a round, swelling part or body; a knoblike process; as, a boss of wood.<p>2. (<I>n.</I>) A protuberant ornament on any work, either of different material from that of the work or of the same, as upon a buckler or bridle; a stud; a knob; the central projection of a shield. See Umbilicus.<p>3. (<I>n.</I>) A projecting ornament placed at the intersection of the ribs of ceilings, whether vaulted or flat, and in other situations.<p>4. (<I>n.</I>) A wooden vessel for the mortar used in tiling or masonry, hung by a hook from the laths, or from the rounds of a ladder.<p>5. (<I>n.</I>) The enlarged part of a shaft, on which a wheel is keyed, or at the end, where it is coupled to another.<p>6. (<I>n.</I>) A swage or die used for shaping metals.<p>7. (<I>n.</I>) A head or reservoir of water.<p>8. (<I>v. t.</I>) To ornament with bosses; to stud.<p>9. (<I>n.</I>) A master workman or superintendent; a director or manager; a political dictator.<a name="isb" id="isb"></a><div class="vheading2">International Standard Bible Encyclopedia</div><span class="encheading">BOSS</span><p>bos: Occurs only in the plural as a translation of gabh = "arch," or "protuberance," referring to the curved ornaments of a shield (<a href="/job/15-26.htm">Job 15:26</a>), the central knob of the buckler.<p><a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/1354.htm"><span class="l">1354. gab -- a back</span></a><br><b>...</b> the top or rim, a <b>boss</b>, a vault. <b>...</b> back, body, <b>boss</b>, eminent (higher) place, (eye)brows,<br> nave, ring. see HEBREW gev. see HEBREW guwph. 1353, 1354. gab. 1355 . <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/1354.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/5351.htm"><span class="l">5351. nequddah -- a point or drop</span></a><br><b>...</b> Word Origin from the same as naqod Definition a point or drop NASB Word Usage beads<br> (1). stud. Feminine of naqod; a <b>boss</b> -- stud. see HEBREW naqod. 5350, 5351 <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/5351.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/herrick/frank_h_nelson_of_cincinnati/arise_and_go_into_the.htm"><span class="l">Arise, and Go into the City</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Church that if he doesn't call off the Woman's Club, I'll bring the women of the<br> streets to the polls." And he added, "He knows I can do it." The <b>boss</b> of old <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../herrick/frank h nelson of cincinnati/arise and go into the.htm</font><p><a href="/library/byrum/how_john_became_a_man/chapter_vii_leaving_home.htm"><span class="l">Leaving Home</span></a> <br><b>...</b> The farmer for whom John began to work was known among his men as "the captain."<br> All the hired help worked under one manager, or <b>boss</b>; so John's experience <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../christianbookshelf.org/byrum/how john became a man/chapter vii leaving home.htm</font><p><a href="/library/tertullian/on_the_pallium/chapter_v_virtues_of_the_mantle.htm"><span class="l">Virtues of the Mantle. It Pleads in Its Own Defence.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> to reduce them to a more finished elegance, and to assign to the guardianship of<br> the stretchers [62] the whole figment of the massed <b>boss</b>; subsequently, at <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../tertullian/on the pallium/chapter v virtues of the mantle.htm</font><p><a href="/library/gordon/quiet_talks_on_service/full_power_through_rhythm.htm"><span class="l">Full Power through Rhythm.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> There would be a gang-<b>boss</b> to direct their movements. <b>...</b> Then they waited a moment<br> for the gang-<b>boss</b> to give the word. He would say, "heave ho!". <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../gordon/quiet talks on service/full power through rhythm.htm</font><p><a href="/library/herrick/frank_h_nelson_of_cincinnati/the_spokesman_of_the_citys.htm"><span class="l">The Spokesman of the City's Conscience</span></a> <br><b>...</b> It must utter its word of protest against the rule of the <b>Boss</b>, not because it wishes<br> to enter the arena of politics, not because it differs from him on <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../herrick/frank h nelson of cincinnati/the spokesman of the citys.htm</font><p><a href="/library/kent/the_making_of_a_nation/study_vii_a_successful_man.htm"><span class="l">A Successful Man of Affairs.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> In many sections of our great cities the powerful ward <b>boss</b>, whatever<br> be his methods, is regarded as the embodiment of success. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../kent/the making of a nation/study vii a successful man.htm</font><p><a href="/library/rauschenbusch/the_social_principles_of_jesus/chapter_v_the_kingdom_of.htm"><span class="l">The Kingdom of God: Its Tasks</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Evidently the sympathy of Jesus was with the two men who hustled, and not with<br> the fellow who took it out in growling and blaming the <b>boss</b>. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../rauschenbusch/the social principles of jesus/chapter v the kingdom of.htm</font><p><a href="/library/rauschenbusch/the_social_principles_of_jesus/chapter_vii_leadership_for_service.htm"><span class="l">Leadership for Service</span></a> <br><b>...</b> him. Or would he become intoxicated with power, take things easy, <b>boss</b><br> his fellow-servants around, and become a petty tyrant? If <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../the social principles of jesus/chapter vii leadership for service.htm</font><p><a href="/library/gordon/quiet_talks_about_jesus/the_university_of_arabia.htm"><span class="l">The University of Arabia.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Dominion over nature crosses the line into the relation to other men. Fellow-feeling<br> gives way to an ambition to get ahead of the other man and to <b>boss</b> him. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../gordon/quiet talks about jesus/the university of arabia.htm</font><p><a href="/library/kingsley/at_last/chapter_x_naparima_and_montserrat.htm"><span class="l">Naparima and Montserrat</span></a> <br><b>...</b> An isolated <b>boss</b> of the older Parian, composed of hardened clay which has escaped<br> destruction, it rises, though not a mile long and a third of a mile broad <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/kingsley/at last/chapter x naparima and montserrat.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/b/boss.htm"><span class="l"><b>Boss</b></span></a><br><b>...</b> Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) Any protuberant part; a round, swelling<br> part or body; a knoblike process; as, a <b>boss</b> of wood. <b>...</b><b>BOSS</b>. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/b/boss.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/b/building.htm"><span class="l">Building (249 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> The <b>boss</b> and margin stones, with wide mud joint, were, in part, the actual masonry<br> of the early fortifications, and were re-used and imitated over and over <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/b/building.htm - 47k</font><p><a href="/topical/b/build.htm"><span class="l">Build (242 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> The <b>boss</b> and margin stones, with wide mud joint, were, in part, the actual masonry<br> of the early fortifications, and were re-used and imitated over and over <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/b/build.htm - 45k</font><p><a href="/topical/b/bosora.htm"><span class="l">Bosora</span></a><br><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/b/bosora.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/n/nail.htm"><span class="l">Nail (9 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> nails; as, to nail boards to the beams. 7. (n.) To stud or <b>boss</b> with nails,<br> or as with nails. 8. (n.) To fasten, as with a nail; to <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/n/nail.htm - 14k</font><p><a href="/topical/b/bosses.htm"><span class="l">Bosses (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> back, as of animals. Noah Webster's Dictionary. (n.) Plural of <b>Boss</b>.<br> Multi-Version Concordance Bosses (1 Occurrence). Job 15:26 He <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/b/bosses.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/s/stud.htm"><span class="l">Stud (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> laths are nailed. 4. (n.) A kind of nail with a large head, used chiefly for<br> ornament; an ornamental knob; a <b>boss</b>. 5. (n.) An ornamental <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/stud.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/r/rome.htm"><span class="l">Rome (12 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Sulla, Crassus, Julius Caesar, Antony, and lastly Octavian were in effect the ancient<br> counterpart of the modern political "<b>boss</b>." When such men realized their <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/r/rome.htm - 43k</font><p><a href="/topical/h/hittites.htm"><span class="l">Hittites (39 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> occurring on a monument which shows him as brought captive before an Assyrian king,<br> while the same name also occurs on the bilingual silver <b>boss</b> which was the <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/h/hittites.htm - 55k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Christian-boss.html">How should a Christian treat his/her boss? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/workplace-faith.html">Why should I talk about my faith in the workplace? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Bible-passive-aggressive.html">What does the Bible say about being passive-aggressive? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://clyx.com/term/boss.htm">Boss: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com</a><br /><br /><a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/b/boss.htm">Boss</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/naves/b/boss_of_a_shield.htm">Boss of a Shield</a></p><a name="rel" id="rel"></a><div class="vheading2">Related Terms</div><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/b/building.htm">Building (249 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/b/build.htm">Build (242 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/b/bosora.htm">Bosora</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/n/nail.htm">Nail (9 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/b/bosses.htm">Bosses (1 Occurrence)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/s/stud.htm">Stud (1 Occurrence)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/r/rome.htm">Rome (12 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/h/hittites.htm">Hittites (39 Occurrences)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/topical/b/bosora.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Bosora"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Bosora" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/topical/naves/b/boss_of_a_shield.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Boss of a Shield"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Boss of a Shield" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></div></td></tr></table></div></div></div> <br /><br /> <div align="center"> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>