 | Thomas Baldwin Thayer - 1836 - 324 sider
...wealth and power by its sanction ? Why did they not strike out such passages as these — " A bishop must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behavior, given to hospitality, apt to teach ; not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy... | |
 | 1836 - 486 sider
...CHAPTER III. ''"PHIS saying is true, If any one desire the office of bishop, he desireth a good work. 2 A bishop, then, must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, prudent, orderly, hospitable, able to teach ; 3 not given to wine ; no striker, but gentle ; no <parreller... | |
 | William Paley - 1837 - 504 sider
...qualifications required in those who should be advanced to stations of authority in the church. m " A bishop must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant,...filthy lucre ; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous j one that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity."* (1 Tim.... | |
 | John Hothersall Pinder - 1837 - 324 sider
...A TRUE SAYING, IF A MAN DESIRE THE OFFICE OF A BISHOP, HE DESIRETH A GOOD WORK. A BISHOP THEN MOST BE BLAMELESS, THE HUSBAND OF ONE WIFE, VIGILANT, SOBER,...STRIKER, NOT GREEDY OF FILTHY LUCRE; BUT PATIENT, NOT A BRAWLER,,NOT COVETOUS ; ONE THAT RULETH WELL HIS OWN HOUSE, HAVING HIS CHILDREN IN SUBJECTION WITH... | |
 | Bonnie Sue Lewis - 2003 - 318 sider
...elders and deacons (those chosen to serve as the compassionate arm of the leadership) were admonished to be "blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant,...teach; not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of f1lthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous; one that ruleth well his own house."119 The... | |
 | Don Maddox - 2003 - 182 sider
...ITimothy 3:1-7 l TMs is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work. 2 A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one...good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach; %Tot given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;... | |
 | Betty Miller - 2003 - 92 sider
...Timothy 3:2 to disqualify those who have been married before from ever becoming an elder or bishop. A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one...good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach. The reason for the specification of "one wife" here was that in Christ's day some were still practicing... | |
 | Ronald Shultz - 2003 - 214 sider
...down thing of oppression. The world needs you and the Lord has called you. Will you answer His call? 2 A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one...good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach; If there is still any doubt that a woman was not meant to pastor, this verse should end the discussion... | |
 | Barbara Perrier - 2003 - 262 sider
...kids. I want to show them how much I love them all. Like in First Timothy 3:2 How did it go? Oh Yeah, "A Bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behavior, given to hospitality, apt to teach." "Oh God please hear my plea, let me be the husband and... | |
 | Montell Jackson - 2003 - 206 sider
...permitted to have more than one wife since it was written in the Holy Scripture as so. 1 Timothy 3:2 A Bishop then must be blameless, the husband of ONE WIFE, vigilant, sober, of good behavior, given to hospitality, apt to teach. "The number of wives, concubines and Muslim devotes that... | |
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A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach... 
