REVEREND - “holy and reverend is His name” - “Reverend” is an adjective referring to the One who was to be revered. The Psalmist says, for example, “He sent redemption unto His people: He hath commanded His covenant forever: holy and reverend is His name.” The term is clearly used here to describe the honor of His name. The name Jehovah was so high, so holy, so revered that the Hebrews changed the pronunciation of it fearing the curse of the law. We are to hold those in high esteem who have rule over us in spiritual things. While they are indeed worthy of our recognition, the fact is, the very best fall short of the calling. We never want to give the impression that “The Reverend” is in any sense the final authority. Instead, it should be every spiritual leader’s desire that believers study the Word of God, which is the final authority. Since the designation of “reverend” is such a lofty description that only God is worthy of, we believe ministers of the gospel should avoid its use.

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“holy and reverend is His name”

Why Not Reverend?

by Pastor Paul M. Sadler

“Why is it that you never refer to yourself as ‘Reverend’ (Rev.) or ‘The Reverend’? I must add that I totally agree with not using the title.”

In the Old Testament “reverend” is an adjective referring to the One who was to be revered.

The Psalmist says, for example, “He sent redemption unto His people: He hath commanded His covenant forever: holy and reverend is His name” (Psalm 111:9).

The term is clearly used here to describe the honor of His name.

The name Jehovah was so high, so holy, so revered that the Hebrews changed the pronunciation of it fearing the curse of the law:

“And he that blasphemeth the name of the Lord [Jehovah], he shall surely be put to death, and all the congregation shall certainly stone him: as well the stranger” (Leviticus 24:16).

The Scriptures are very clear that we are to hold those in high esteem who have rule over us in spiritual things (I Thessalonians 5:12,13; Heb. 13:17).

While they are indeed worthy of our recognition, the fact is, the very best fall short of the calling. 

Furthermore, we never want to give the impression that “The Reverend” is in any sense the final authority.

Instead, it should be every spiritual leader’s desire that believers study the Word of God, which is the final authority.

Since the designation of “reverend” is such a lofty description that only God is worthy of, we believe ministers of the gospel should avoid its use.

We should, however, give our due respect to those who proclaim the riches of His grace among us.

This is the Lord’s way of encouraging them in the faith.

The Berean Bible Society was founded over seventy-five years ago for the sole purpose of helping believers understand and enjoy the Word of God. Our Organization holds without apology to all the fundamentals of the Christian faith and is evangelical, that is, we believe that salvation is by grace through faith alone on the basis of the shed blood of Christ.

We also emphasize the importance of proclaiming the whole counsel of God in light of the Pauline revelation. Insofar as Paul is the apostle of the Gentiles, it is our firm conviction that in his epistles alone we have the doctrine, position, walk, and destiny for the Church, the Body of Christ, during the dispensation of Grace.

When did the Berean Bible Society actually have its beginning? Interestingly, it began in a two-room school house in Preakness (now Wayne), New Jersey. Here a group of believers began to see the importance of understanding the “the mystery” revealed to Paul, and the urgency of proclaiming the unadulterated “gospel of the grace of God”. It was Pastor C. R. Stam’s first pastorate: the Preakness Community Church.

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