Servant of the servants of God

"Servant of the servants of God" (Latin: servus servorum Dei)^[1] is one of the titles of the Pope and is used at the beginning of papal bulls.^[2]

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There are many who have become famous and who wear fancy titles and clothes in the name of Jesus, in the Name of God. Dear friends, a true man of God has no title nor any status. A true man of God is hated by all men and he is persecuted by the world because Jesus lives in him. He is not loved and admired by people. He is rejected and persecuted as Jesus said in Matthew 5:10-12 “Blessed are those who have been persecuted for the sake of righteousness, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven. Blessed are you when men revile you and persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely on account of Me. Rejoice and be glad, for your reward in heaven is great; for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.” A true man of God, a servant of God is not a celebrity, he is hated and persecuted, he is rejected and reviled by men. He is also not interested in a title and being honored. Jesus said, I read from Matthew 23:6-11, He talks about the Pharisees, He talks about the hypocrites, He says: and “They love the place of honor at banquets and the chief seats in the synagogues, and respectful greetings in the market places, and being called by men Rabbi. But do not be called Rabbi; for One is your Teacher, and you are all brothers. Do not call anyone on earth your father; for One is your Father, He who is in Heaven. Do not be called leaders; for One is your Leader, that is, Christ. But the greatest among you shall be your servant.” Men of God are not worried about a title, being called pastor, prophet, pope, priest, those are titles of men, given by men to honor men and those who treasure them are not of God, they are of SATAN himself who exalted himself. Dear friend, if you want to follow Jesus Christ you will become like Him. You will be hated by men. He had no title, He had no status, He was rejected and reviled. Jesus said: "You will be HATED by all men on account of Me." It is an honor to be persecuted for righteousness and the Name of Jesus Christ. That is how you know whether a person is truly of Christ. May Jesus bless you.

History

Pope Gregory I (pope from 590 to 604), the first Pope to use this title extensively to refer to himself,^[3] deployed it as a lesson in humility for the archbishop of Constantinople John the Faster (in office 582-595), who had been granted the traditional title "Ecumenical Patriarch"^[4] by a Council convened in Constantinople in 587.^[5] Gregory reportedly reacted negatively to the Patriarch's title, claiming that "whoever calls himself universal bishop [the imprecise Latin translation of "Ecumenical Patriarch"],^{[citation needed]} or desires this title, is, by his pride, the precursor to the Antichrist."^[6]

References

^ Gabriel Adeleye, Kofi Acquah-Dadzie, Thomas J. Sienkewicz, World dictionary of foreign expressions: a resource for readers (1999) "Servus servorum Dei", p. 361.
^ Ian Robinson The papal reform of the eleventh century p. 326 - 2004 "Gregory bishop, servant of the servants of God, to the archbishops, bishops , dukes, counts and the greater and lesser men in the kingdom of the Germans, greeting and apostolic blessing."
^ Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Servus servorum Dei" . Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
^ Kiminas, Demetrius (1 March 2009). "The Ecumenical Patriarchate: A Short History". The Ecumenical Patriarchate: A History of Its Metropolitanates with Annotated Hierarch Catalogs. Orthodox Christianity, volume 1 (1 ed.). Wildside Press LLC. p. 13. ISBN 9781434458766. Retrieved 23 September 2023. [...] the Patriarch of Constantinople began to be addressed as the 'Ecumenical Patriarch', with the first known use of the title being recorded at the time of Patriarch Acacius (472-89).
^ Kiminas, Demetrius (1 March 2009). "The Ecumenical Patriarchate: A Short History". The Ecumenical Patriarchate: A History of Its Metropolitanates with Annotated Hierarch Catalogs. Orthodox Christianity, volume 1 (1 ed.). Wildside Press LLC. p. 13. ISBN 9781434458766. Retrieved 23 September 2023. A Council held in Constantinople in 587 [...] officially bestowed the title 'Ecumenical Patriarch' on Constantinople Patriarch John IV (582-95). This action caused Patriarch of Rome, Pelagius II (579-90) to sever his connection with Constantinople, while his successor, Gregory I (590-604), sent letters of protest to both Patriarch John IV and Emperor Mauricius (582-602) - but with no results.
^ McCulloh, James H. (1852). "Investigation concerning the Developments of Christianity from the time of its promulgation until the Downfall of the Roman Empire in the West". Analytical Investigations Concerning the Credibility of the Scriptures and of the Religious System Inculcated in Them: Together with a Historical Exhibition of Human Conduct During the Several Dispensations Under which Mankind Have Been Placed by Their Creator. Vol. 2. Baltimore: James S. Waters. p. 331. Retrieved 23 September 2023. Pope Pelagius, who in the first instance opposed this assumption of John the faster, having died very shortly afterwards, the quarrel was taken up by his successor Pope Gregory the Great [...]. [...] and in a letter to the bishop of constantinople who succeeded John the faster, he affirms, that 'whoever calls himself Universal Bishop, or desires to be so called in the pride of his heart, is the forerunner of anti-christ.'