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== Clergy defined == | == Clergy defined == | ||
: CLERGY. "the body of all people ordained for religious duties, especially in the Christian Church." All who are attached to the ecclesiastical ministry are called the [[clergy]]; a clergyman is therefore an ecclesiastical minister. | : CLERGY. "the body of all people ordained for religious duties, especially in the Christian Church." All who are attached to the ecclesiastical ministry are called the [[clergy]]; a clergyman is therefore an ecclesiastical [[minister]]. | ||
: 2. Clergymen were exempted by the emperor Constantine from all civil burdens. Baronius ad ann. 319, 30. Lord | : 2. Clergymen were exempted by the emperor Constantine from all civil burdens. Baronius ad ann. 319, 30. Lord | ||
: Coke says, 2 Inst. 3, ecclesiastical persons have more and greater liberties than other of the king's subjects, wherein to set down all, would take up a whole volume of itself. | : Coke says, 2 Inst. 3, ecclesiastical persons have more and greater liberties than other of the king's subjects, wherein to set down all, would take up a whole volume of itself. | ||
: 3. In the United States the clergy is not established by law, but each congregation or church may choose its own clergyman. [ | : 3. In the United States the clergy is not established by law, but each congregation or church may choose its own clergyman. [https://www.constitution.org/1-Constitution/bouv/bouvier_c.htm Bouvier's Law Dictionary Revised Sixth Edition, 1856] | ||
Before you go on, you may also need to know what [[religion]] is and what ''religious duties'' include. One should also Understand what the [[Levites]]—who were the [[Church in the wilderness]]—were doing as the ordained ministers of God. Another key is to study the differences between [[Public religion]] and [[Pure Religion]]. Then ask yourself which one you depend upon and practice? One uses [[force]] and [[fear]] and the other operates upon charity and love. One [[Corban|makes the word of God to none effect]], men subjects and [[merchandise]], and [[curse children|curses children]]. The other returns every man to his family. In one, the clergy of the State makes choices for you. The other is a government of servants where the "greatest among you, let him be as the younger; and he that is chief, as he that doth serve." It allows you make choices for yourself. | |||
The "ecclesiastical ministers" are those [[called out]] by Christ to be in the [[world]] but not of the [[world]]. | |||
=== Etymology === | |||
"Clergy" is from two Old French words, clergié and clergie, which refer to those with learning and derive from Medieval Latin ''clericatus'', from Late Latin ''clericus'' (the same word from which "cleric" is derived). "Clerk", which used to mean one ordained to the ministry, also derives from ''clericus''. Latin clericus was "a priest," noun use of adjective meaning "priestly, belonging to the clerus". | |||
=== Known Duties === | |||
The original clerks had duties and responsibilities of a religious nature, but [[religion]] was defined as the “real piety in practice<Ref> At the same time in history, piety was defined as the duty to your Father and Mother and through them to others with in your community.</Ref>, consisting in the performance of all known duties to God and our fellow men”<Ref>John Bouvier's 1856 Law Dictionary</Ref>. The duties of the ministers of God's kingdom and the [[early Church]] was to serve the [[community]] of the people, or be a society which takes care of its needy. | |||
Therefore, the clerks of [[Christian conflict|conflicting]] governments either served the God of heaven and those [[seek]]ing the [[kingdom of God]] and His [[righteousness]] through [[faith]], [[hope]], and [[charity]] or they served the [[Gods|gods]] many of the [[world]] which they have chosen for themselves<Ref>[[Judges 10]]:14 Go and cry unto the gods which ye have chosen; let them deliver you in the time of your tribulation.</Ref> through [[force]], [[fear]], and [[fealty]]. The [[#Clergy of Christ]] had the duty to [[Feeding_the_Sheep|feed His sheep]] and the people had the duty to sit down in [[love]] and [[charity]] as Christ [[commanded]]. | |||
To understand who or what is [[clergy]], you would have to understand who the "body" is, the requirements to be counted as "ordained", and what would a list need to consist of or include as "religious duties". If you are going to limit those characteristics to the [[Church legally defined|"Christian Church" as legally defined]], you would have to look to Jesus Christ for what qualifies as His "ecclesiastical [[minister]]" and not to [[Constantine]] and his "exempted" [[ministers]]. | |||
The "ecclesiastical [[ministers]]" are those [[called out]] by Christ to be in the [[world]] but not of the [[world]]. | |||
: "CHRISTIANITY. The [[religion]] established by Jesus Christ." But also, "2. Christianity has been judicially declared to be a part of the common law of Pennsylvania;"<Ref> 11 Serg. & Rawle, 394; 5 Binn. R.555; of New York, 8 Johns. R. 291; of Connecticut, 2 Swift's System, 321; of Massachusetts, Dane's Ab. vol. 7, c. 219, a. 2, 19. To write or speak contemptuously and maliciously against it, is an indictable offence. Vide Cooper on the Law of Libel, 59 and 114, et seq.; and generally, 1 Russ. on Cr. 217; 1 Hawk, c. 5; 1 Vent. 293; 3 Keb. 607; 1 Barn. & Cress. 26. S. C. 8 Eng. Com. Law R. 14; Barnard. 162; Fitzgib. 66; Roscoe, Cr. Ev. 524; 2 Str. 834; 3 Barn. & Ald. 161; S. C. 5 Eng. Com. Law R. 249 Jeff. Rep. Appx. See 1 Cro. Jac. 421 Vent. 293; 3 Keb. 607; Cooke on Def. 74; 2 How. S. C. 11-ep. 127, 197 to 201.</Ref> | : "CHRISTIANITY. The [[religion]] established by Jesus Christ." But also, "2. Christianity has been judicially declared to be a part of the common law of Pennsylvania;"<Ref> 11 Serg. & Rawle, 394; 5 Binn. R.555; of New York, 8 Johns. R. 291; of Connecticut, 2 Swift's System, 321; of Massachusetts, Dane's Ab. vol. 7, c. 219, a. 2, 19. To write or speak contemptuously and maliciously against it, is an indictable offence. Vide Cooper on the Law of Libel, 59 and 114, et seq.; and generally, 1 Russ. on Cr. 217; 1 Hawk, c. 5; 1 Vent. 293; 3 Keb. 607; 1 Barn. & Cress. 26. S. C. 8 Eng. Com. Law R. 14; Barnard. 162; Fitzgib. 66; Roscoe, Cr. Ev. 524; 2 Str. 834; 3 Barn. & Ald. 161; S. C. 5 Eng. Com. Law R. 249 Jeff. Rep. Appx. See 1 Cro. Jac. 421 Vent. 293; 3 Keb. 607; Cooke on Def. 74; 2 How. S. C. 11-ep. 127, 197 to 201.</Ref> | ||
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Then there is [[#clergyism|clergyism]] which is a much more modern term often used by those who reject the idea of any clergy of the Church established by Christ. | Then there is [[#clergyism|clergyism]] which is a much more modern term often used by those who reject the idea of any clergy of the Church established by Christ. | ||
The term [[religion]] should not be merely ''what you think about God'' but if we are going to be consistent with the Greek word [[2356|Threskia]] the term should be defined as the "pious performance of your duties to God and your fellow man" as it used to be defined | The term [[religion]] should not be merely ''what you think about God'' but, if we are going to be consistent with the Greek word [[2356|Threskia]], the term should be defined as the "pious performance of your duties to God and your fellow man" as it used to be defined. [[Pure Religion]] included the ones who preformed those duties without any tainting of those ''duties'' by [[benefactors]] who [[exercise authority]], the [[[[fathers]] of the earth]], or the [[world]] in general. While the duties of the Church established by Jesus were clear to the [[early Church]], the Church established by [[Constantine]] tainted the practice of its religion with contributions from rulers. Most of the needy today are again provided for by men who exercise authority while most [[modern Church]]es seem consumed with '''[[denominations]]''', feelings, [[theology|theologies]] and [[eschatology|eschatologies]]. | ||
Latest revision as of 23:33, 13 April 2024
Clergy defined
- CLERGY. "the body of all people ordained for religious duties, especially in the Christian Church." All who are attached to the ecclesiastical ministry are called the clergy; a clergyman is therefore an ecclesiastical minister.
- 2. Clergymen were exempted by the emperor Constantine from all civil burdens. Baronius ad ann. 319, 30. Lord
- Coke says, 2 Inst. 3, ecclesiastical persons have more and greater liberties than other of the king's subjects, wherein to set down all, would take up a whole volume of itself.
- 3. In the United States the clergy is not established by law, but each congregation or church may choose its own clergyman. Bouvier's Law Dictionary Revised Sixth Edition, 1856
Before you go on, you may also need to know what religion is and what religious duties include. One should also Understand what the Levites—who were the Church in the wilderness—were doing as the ordained ministers of God. Another key is to study the differences between Public religion and Pure Religion. Then ask yourself which one you depend upon and practice? One uses force and fear and the other operates upon charity and love. One makes the word of God to none effect, men subjects and merchandise, and curses children. The other returns every man to his family. In one, the clergy of the State makes choices for you. The other is a government of servants where the "greatest among you, let him be as the younger; and he that is chief, as he that doth serve." It allows you make choices for yourself.
Etymology
"Clergy" is from two Old French words, clergié and clergie, which refer to those with learning and derive from Medieval Latin clericatus, from Late Latin clericus (the same word from which "cleric" is derived). "Clerk", which used to mean one ordained to the ministry, also derives from clericus. Latin clericus was "a priest," noun use of adjective meaning "priestly, belonging to the clerus".
Known Duties
The original clerks had duties and responsibilities of a religious nature, but religion was defined as the “real piety in practice[1], consisting in the performance of all known duties to God and our fellow men”[2]. The duties of the ministers of God's kingdom and the early Church was to serve the community of the people, or be a society which takes care of its needy.
Therefore, the clerks of conflicting governments either served the God of heaven and those seeking the kingdom of God and His righteousness through faith, hope, and charity or they served the gods many of the world which they have chosen for themselves[3] through force, fear, and fealty. The #Clergy of Christ had the duty to feed His sheep and the people had the duty to sit down in love and charity as Christ commanded.
To understand who or what is clergy, you would have to understand who the "body" is, the requirements to be counted as "ordained", and what would a list need to consist of or include as "religious duties". If you are going to limit those characteristics to the "Christian Church" as legally defined, you would have to look to Jesus Christ for what qualifies as His "ecclesiastical minister" and not to Constantine and his "exempted" ministers.
The "ecclesiastical ministers" are those called out by Christ to be in the world but not of the world.
- "CHRISTIANITY. The religion established by Jesus Christ." But also, "2. Christianity has been judicially declared to be a part of the common law of Pennsylvania;"[4]
The term Clericalism is the application of the formal, church-based, leadership or opinion of ordained clergy in matters of either the Church or broader political and sociocultural import. There could be numerous distinctions between different forms of Clericalism such as the terms laid down by Christ and explained and exemplified by the Apostles and ministers of the early Church and those terms accepted by the ministers of the church established by Constantine's movement.
Then there is clergyism which is a much more modern term often used by those who reject the idea of any clergy of the Church established by Christ.
The term religion should not be merely what you think about God but, if we are going to be consistent with the Greek word Threskia, the term should be defined as the "pious performance of your duties to God and your fellow man" as it used to be defined. Pure Religion included the ones who preformed those duties without any tainting of those duties by benefactors who exercise authority, the [[fathers of the earth]], or the world in general. While the duties of the Church established by Jesus were clear to the early Church, the Church established by Constantine tainted the practice of its religion with contributions from rulers. Most of the needy today are again provided for by men who exercise authority while most modern Churches seem consumed with denominations, feelings, theologies and eschatologies.
- ↑ At the same time in history, piety was defined as the duty to your Father and Mother and through them to others with in your community.
- ↑ John Bouvier's 1856 Law Dictionary
- ↑ Judges 10:14 Go and cry unto the gods which ye have chosen; let them deliver you in the time of your tribulation.
- ↑ 11 Serg. & Rawle, 394; 5 Binn. R.555; of New York, 8 Johns. R. 291; of Connecticut, 2 Swift's System, 321; of Massachusetts, Dane's Ab. vol. 7, c. 219, a. 2, 19. To write or speak contemptuously and maliciously against it, is an indictable offence. Vide Cooper on the Law of Libel, 59 and 114, et seq.; and generally, 1 Russ. on Cr. 217; 1 Hawk, c. 5; 1 Vent. 293; 3 Keb. 607; 1 Barn. & Cress. 26. S. C. 8 Eng. Com. Law R. 14; Barnard. 162; Fitzgib. 66; Roscoe, Cr. Ev. 524; 2 Str. 834; 3 Barn. & Ald. 161; S. C. 5 Eng. Com. Law R. 249 Jeff. Rep. Appx. See 1 Cro. Jac. 421 Vent. 293; 3 Keb. 607; Cooke on Def. 74; 2 How. S. C. 11-ep. 127, 197 to 201.