Is Master not good enough? no offense to the british people, just want to know. . . .
2007-12-30 17:56:49 · 7 answers · asked by Greenfullmoon 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
People get ridiculous over titles.
You want to get technical?
God says:
"And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven." -Matthew 23:9
Why do the catholics insist on calling preists Father, in spite of this teaching?
2007-12-30 18:01:40 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
History is a wonderful subject and you can learn alittle bit about why things are way thay are when you study history. I'm sure you realize there was time when people lived in castles and there were knights in shining armour. This was the middle ages or the time between the Roman empire and the invention of the printing press. The owner of the castle protected the people that lived in the area. When the area was attacked by say the Vikings (not the football team) people would all go to the castle to be protected. So, Jesus is like the lord of a castle because he is the one that protects us. Jesus is our spiritual lord and the Brits have human lords.
2007-12-30 18:25:30 · answer #2 · answered by Heart of man 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Lord, in the biblical sense, is used as a title. As such, god is Lord of Lords, King of Kings etc.
Lord in the British sense is an earthly title. No real contradiction there.
2007-12-30 18:08:55 · answer #3 · answered by SomewhatSane 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
We don't - its only a Hollywood cliché.
For years I thought that Americans only said "dam" or "Jesus" until i got past 18 and saw adult films.
In the case of addressing aristocracy we do call the guy My Lord or Lord - its the same as calling the president = president or Senator - Senator .
As for Master, now days they are not anyones master, so the title is preserved for the head of a college in Oxford or Cambridge.
Why is it that English are always the baddies in US films? - Yet another cliché.
2007-12-30 18:41:40 · answer #4 · answered by Freethinking Liberal 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Lord is an honorary title that was used to describe people first. The fact that the word 'lord' existed in English when the bible was translated shows that it predates its Christian usage.
2007-12-30 18:11:34 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's just a title!
2007-12-30 18:05:40 · answer #6 · answered by Tony 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Let's hope you never rise to any position of power, because we're all in big trouble if you do. (No offense)
2007-12-30 18:42:53 · answer #7 · answered by youngmoigle 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋