--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: a servant is not greater than his master…" description: "\"“a servant is not greater than his master, neither is the creation greater than the creator.”\" — Branham Branham" image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f0a/branham-branham-224291_servant_a-servant-is-not-greater-than-his-master_547469.jpg" --- # a servant is not greater than his master, neither is the… ![“a servant is not greater than his master, neither is the creation greater than the creator.” quote by Branham Branham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f0a/branham-branham-224291_servant_a-servant-is-not-greater-than-his-master_547469.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f0a/branham-branham-224291_servant_a-servant-is-not-greater-than-his-master_547469.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f0a/branham-branham-224291_servant_a-servant-is-not-greater-than-his-master_547469.jpg) > ““a servant is not greater than his master, neither is the creation greater than the creator.”” [Branham Branham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/branham-branham/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. A servant and creation are inherently subordinate to their master or creator, reflecting a hierarchy of authority and purpose. **In simple terms:** Servants and creations are lower than their masters or creators. Key Takeaway Recognize and respect proper roles. Themes hierarchy service humility Mood reflective serious Type philosophical spiritual When to use this quote - religious teachings - spiritual discussions - leadership training Key Concepts authority creation subordination Questions to Reflect On - How does recognizing hierarchy affect relationships? - When might equality be more appropriate? ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet [Creation Greater](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/creation-greater-3341574/) [Greater Creator](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/greater-creator-4564047/) [Greater Master](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/greater-master-494298/) [Servant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/servant/) [Servant Greater](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/servant-greater-521537/) ## Related quotes > [A servant cannot be greater than his master.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-b-joshua/a-servant-cannot-be-greater-than-his-master/) [T. B. 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May our faith strengthen as we serve in righteousness, faithfully keeping the commandments.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/l-tom-perry/may-god-bless-each-of-us-in-our-calls-to-serve-may-our-faith/) [L. Tom Perry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/l-tom-perry/) > [Laws are not masters but servants, and he rules them who obey them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-ward-beecher/laws-are-not-masters-but-servants-and-he-rules-them-who-obey-them/) [Henry Ward Beecher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-ward-beecher/) > [If you are the master be sometimes blind, if you are the servant be sometimes deaf.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/r-buckminster-fuller/if-you-are-the-master-be-sometimes-blind-if-you-are-the-servant-be/) [R. Buckminster Fuller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/r-buckminster-fuller/) > [No lusting after your neighbor's house - or wife or servant or maid or ox or donkey. 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Clare blinked.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-starbuck/miss-fields-said-a-servant-stepping-into-the-room-and-closing-the/) [Sam Starbuck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-starbuck/) > [“king of Heshbon. 6 b Moses, the servant of the”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/king-of-heshbon-6-b-moses-the-servant-of-the/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Socialism would gather all power to the supreme party and party leaders, rising like stately pinnacles above their vast bureaucracies of civil servants no…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/winston-churchill/socialism-would-gather-all-power-to-the-supreme-party-and-party/) [Winston Churchill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/winston-churchill/) [Browse all 1,519 Servant quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/servant/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“a servant is not greater than his master, neither is the creation greater than the creator.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Branham Branham" }, "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/branham-branham/a-servant-is-not-greater-than-his-master-neither-is-the-creation/", "about": { "@type": "Thing", "name": "Servant" }, "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/branham-branham/a-servant-is-not-greater-than-his-master-neither-is-the-creation/#quotation", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f0a/branham-branham-224291_servant_a-servant-is-not-greater-than-his-master_547469.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f0a/branham-branham-224291_servant_a-servant-is-not-greater-than-his-master_547469.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f0a/branham-branham-224291_servant_a-servant-is-not-greater-than-his-master_547469.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“a servant is not greater than his master, neither is the creation greater than the creator.” — Branham Branham", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } }, { "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Home", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Quotes", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "name": "Branham Branham", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/branham-branham/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "name": "“a servant is not greater than...", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/branham-branham/a-servant-is-not-greater-than-his-master-neither-is-the-creation/" } ], "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/branham-branham/a-servant-is-not-greater-than-his-master-neither-is-the-creation/#breadcrumb" }, { "@type": "WebSite", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website", "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/", "publisher": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } }, { "@type": "Organization", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization", "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png", "width": 512, "height": 512 } } ] } ```