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In biblical contexts, it often carries a negative connotation, implying an abuse of power or authority, particularly within the community of believers. The concept is primarily derived from the teachings of Jesus and the apostles, who emphasized servant leadership as opposed to authoritarian rule.<br><br><b>Biblical References</b> <br>The most direct reference to "lording" is found in the New Testament, where Jesus addresses the issue of leadership among His disciples. In the Gospel of Matthew, Jesus contrasts the worldly exercise of authority with the servant leadership expected among His followers:<br><br>· <b><a href="/matthew/20-25.htm">Matthew 20:25-28</a> :</b> "But Jesus called them aside and said, 'You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them. 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 among you must be your slave—just as 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 passage highlights the contrast between secular and spiritual leadership, emphasizing humility and service over domination.<br><br><b>Apostolic Teaching</b> <br>The apostle Peter also addresses the issue of lording in his epistles, particularly in the context of church leadership. He exhorts elders to shepherd the flock willingly and eagerly, without resorting to authoritarian control:<br><br>· <b><a href="/1_peter/5-2.htm">1 Peter 5:2-3</a> :</b> "Be shepherds of God’s flock that is among you, watching over them—not out of compulsion, but because it is God’s will; not out of greed, but out of eagerness; not lording it over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock."<br><br>Peter's instruction underscores the importance of leading by example and serving with a willing heart, rather than exploiting one's position for personal gain or control.<br><br><b>Theological Implications</b> <br>The concept of lording is antithetical to the biblical model of leadership, which is rooted in the character and example of Christ. Jesus' life and ministry exemplified humility, sacrifice, and service, setting a standard for all who hold positions of authority within the church. The rejection of lording aligns with the broader biblical theme of mutual submission and love among believers, as articulated by the apostle Paul:<br><br>· <b><a href="/ephesians/5-21.htm">Ephesians 5:21</a> :</b> "Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ."<br><br>This mutual submission is a reflection of the unity and equality that should characterize the body of Christ, where each member serves the others in love and humility.<br><br><b>Practical Application</b> <br>In practical terms, the admonition against lording serves as a guide for church leaders and members alike. It calls for a leadership style that prioritizes the well-being and spiritual growth of others over personal ambition or control. Leaders are encouraged to cultivate a servant's heart, seeking to emulate Christ in their interactions and responsibilities. This approach fosters a healthy, vibrant community where authority is exercised with grace and respect, and where all members are empowered to contribute to the mission of the church.<a name="web" id="web"></a><div class="vheading2">Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary</div>1. (<I>p. pr. & vb. n.</I>) of Lord.<p>2. (<I>n.</I>) The son of a lord; a person of noble lineage.<p>3. (<I>n.</I>) A little lord; a lordling; a lord, in contempt or ridicule.<a name="grk" id="grk"></a><div class="vheading2">Greek</div><a href="/greek/2634b.htm"><span class="l">2634b. katakurieuo -- to exercise dominion over</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Word Origin from kata and kurieuo Definition to exercise dominion over NASB Word<br> Usage lord it over (2), <b>lording</b> it over (1), subdued (1). 2634a, 2634b. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/2634b.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 5k</font><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/latimer/sermons_on_the_card_and_other_discourses/a_sermon_of_the_reverend.htm"><span class="l">A Sermon of the Reverend Father Master Hugh Latimer, Preached in <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> Amend therefore. And ye that be prelates, look well to your office, for right<br> prelating is busy labouring, and not <b>lording</b>. Therefore <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../latimer/sermons on the card and other discourses/a sermon of the reverend.htm</font><p><a href="/library/thaumaturgus/the_oration_and_panegyric_addressed_to_origen/argument_xiii_the_method_which_origen.htm"><span class="l">The Method which Origen Used in his Theological and Metaphysical <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> to be altered in opinion, because it is held fast by any notion which has previously<br> got possession of it, as though some inexorable tyrant were <b>lording</b> over it <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../argument xiii the method which origen.htm</font><p><a href="/library/luther/epistle_sermons_vol_iii/third_sunday_after_trinity_humility.htm"><span class="l">Third Sunday after Trinity Humility, Trust, Watchfulness <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> has, in the verses immediately preceding our text, exhorted the elders, that is,<br> preachers, to be in their lives "ensamples to the flock," not "<b>lording</b> it over <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../luther/epistle sermons vol iii/third sunday after trinity humility.htm</font><p><a href="/library/luther/epistle_sermons_vol_ii/palm_sunday.htm"><span class="l">Palm Sunday</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Who would not shrink from occupying the uppermost seat and from <b>lording</b> it over<br> others when he sees the Son of God humble and eliminate himself? <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/luther/epistle sermons vol ii/palm sunday.htm</font><p><a href="/library/chrysostom/homilies_on_the_epistles_of_paul_to_the_corinthians/homily_iv_2_cor_i.htm"><span class="l">2 Cor. I. 23</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Ver.24. "Not for that we have lordship over your faith.". That is, I did not<br> therefore say, "To spare you I came not," as <b>lording</b> it over you. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../homilies on the epistles of paul to the corinthians/homily iv 2 cor i.htm</font><p><a href="/library/howie/biographia_scoticana_scots_worthies/the_life_of_mr_samuel.htm"><span class="l">The Life of Mr. Samuel Rutherford.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> court he altogether declined them as a lawful judicatory, and would not give the<br> chancellor (being a clergyman) and the bishops their titles by <b>lording</b> of them <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../howie/biographia scoticana scots worthies/the life of mr samuel.htm</font><p><a href="/library/schaff/history_of_the_christian_church_volume_i/section_61_presbyters_or_bishops.htm"><span class="l">Presbyters or Bishops. The Angels of the Seven Churches. James of <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> Peter urges the "presbyters" to "tend the flock of God," and to "fulfil the office<br> of bishops" with disinterested devotion and without "<b>lording</b> it over the <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../history of the christian church volume i/section 61 presbyters or bishops.htm</font><p><a href="/library/jowett/my_daily_meditation_for_the_circling_year/october_the_twenty-fifth_the_robe.htm"><span class="l">October the Twenty-Fifth the Robe of Humility</span></a> <br><b>...</b> "Neither as <b>lording</b> it over the charge allotted to you, but making yourselves ensamples<br> to the flock.". The only truly imperial purple is the robe of humility. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../my daily meditation for the circling year/october the twenty-fifth the robe.htm</font><p><a href="/library/augustine/city_of_god/chapter_4_of_the_asylum_of.htm"><span class="l">Of the Asylum of Juno in Troy, which Saved no one from the Greeks <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> Into that temple men were driven to become the chattels of their enemies, now <b>lording</b><br> it over them; into these churches men were led by their relenting foes <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/augustine/city of god/chapter 4 of the asylum of.htm</font><p><a href="/library/aquinas/summa_theologica/whether_there_should_be_order.htm"><span class="l">Whether There Should be Order in the Church?</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Reply to Objection 1: The subjection of slavery is incompatible with liberty; for<br> slavery consists in <b>lording</b> over others and employing them for one's own <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether there should be order.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/l/lording.htm"><span class="l"><b>Lording</b> (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Multi-Version Concordance <b>Lording</b> (1 Occurrence). 1 Peter 5:3 neither as <b>lording</b><br> it over those entrusted to you, but making yourselves examples to the flock. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/l/lording.htm - 6k</font><p><a href="/topical/l/lordliness.htm"><span class="l">Lordliness (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/l/lordliness.htm - 6k</font><p><a href="/topical/l/lorded.htm"><span class="l">Lorded (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/l/lorded.htm - 6k</font><p><a href="/topical/i/imitate.htm"><span class="l">Imitate (13 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> (WEB WEY ASV DBY NAS RSV NIV). 1 Peter 5:3 not <b>lording</b> it over your Churches but<br> proving yourselves patterns for the flock to imitate. (WEY). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/i/imitate.htm - 10k</font><p><a href="/topical/e/examples.htm"><span class="l">Examples (8 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 1 Peter 5:3 neither as <b>lording</b> it over those entrusted to you, but making<br> yourselves examples to the flock. (WEB BBE WBS NAS RSV NIV). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/e/examples.htm - 8k</font><p><a href="/topical/d/domineering.htm"><span class="l">Domineering (2 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Domineering (2 Occurrences). 1 Peter 5:3 neither as <b>lording</b> it over those entrusted<br> to you, but making yourselves examples to the flock. (See RSV). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/d/domineering.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/m/models.htm"><span class="l">Models (3 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Macedonia and in Achaia: (DBY). 1 Peter 5:3 not as <b>lording</b> it over your possessions,<br> but being models for the flock. (DBY). 1 Samuel 6:11 <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/m/models.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/p/patterns.htm"><span class="l">Patterns (4 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> these. (KJV WBS). 1 Peter 5:3 not <b>lording</b> it over your Churches but proving<br> yourselves patterns for the flock to imitate. (WEY YLT). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/p/patterns.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/p/proving.htm"><span class="l">Proving (14 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> patience. (ASV DBY). 1 Peter 5:3 not <b>lording</b> it over your Churches but proving<br> yourselves patterns for the flock to imitate. (WEY NAS). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/p/proving.htm - 10k</font><p><a href="/topical/a/allotted.htm"><span class="l">Allotted (54 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> (WEY NAS). 1 Peter 5:3 neither as <b>lording</b> it over the charge allotted to you,<br> but making yourselves ensamples to the flock. (ASV NAS). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/a/allotted.htm - 22k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Narnia_Voyage-Dawn-Treader.html">What are the Christian themes in The Voyage of the Dawn Treader? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/life-Saul.html">Who was King Saul in the Bible? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Moses-model.html">What is the Moses model of church leadership? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://clyx.com/term/lording.htm">Lording: 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="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div><span class="encheading">Lording (1 Occurrence)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_peter/5-3.htm">1 Peter 5:3</a></span><br />neither as <span class="boldtext">lording</span> it over those entrusted to you, but making yourselves examples to the flock.<br /><span class="source">(WEB WEY ASV DBY NAS NIV)</span><a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/f/fascism.htm">Fascism</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/l/lording.htm">Lording</a></p><a name="rel" id="rel"></a><div class="vheading2">Related Terms</div><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/l/lordly.htm">Lordly (2 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/l/lording.htm">Lording (1 Occurrence)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/a/arrogance.htm">Arrogance (30 Occurrences)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/topical/l/lorded.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Lorded"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Lorded" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/topical/l/lordliness.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Lordliness"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Lordliness" /></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>