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1 | Rule or Ideal? | 1 Tim 3:2 | DocTrinsograce | 129921 | ||
I'd like to focus on the phrase "husband of one wife" which is repeated in Titus 1:6. These passages are used as standards, by many, to which men must suitably measure up in order to be eligible for the office of elder. This "husband of one wife" measure is the only item in the list that appears to be very objective, while all the rest are very subjective; i.e., "how hospitable?" "how well able to teach?" etc. The Greek from which these phrases were translated might be, with impunity, rendered "one woman man." I would like to submit for deliberation, very humbly, the suggestion that perhaps this was not intended to be objective but subjective like the other attributes. Perhaps, together, they represent an ideal. Thus, a "one woman man" might be a man who has never in his life loved more than one single woman. The standard would be much higher than the common interpretation. Perhaps in our day we are blinded to other posibilities because divorce and remarriage are such common issues. If you are the member of a tradition that uses these passages to select elders, I'd like to hear your thoughts -- either for or against -- on my suggestion. (By the way, there is precedence in scripture for setting up ideals for the purpose of making the best possible choice among a variety of candidates: Proverbs 31.) [Disclaimer: I am not trying to stir debate. I am not being dogmatic. I am not being speculative. I am not representing a specific theological view point. I am not being critical of a specific theological view point.] |
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2 | Rule or Ideal? | 1 Tim 3:2 | ROGER459 | 129941 | ||
Simple answer: Levititicus 21:14. The OT mirrors the NT doctrine! How did those in Acts 17:11 VALIDATE THE APOSTLES DOCTRINE? What did they use? Of course, the OT! Thank you! | ||||||
3 | Rule or Ideal? | 1 Tim 3:2 | DocTrinsograce | 129949 | ||
Thanks, Roger. That is interesting. However, that isn't what I was asking. Please carefully read each question so that your answers might contribute in as constructive a way as possible. Welcome to the forum. | ||||||
4 | Rule or Ideal? | 1 Tim 3:2 | ROGER459 | 129953 | ||
I believe that I answered the Question correctly? You may call it a Rule or Ideal, or Something Else! The Word in Matthew 4:4 and Luke 4:4 tell us what we are to LIVE BY, does it NOT? IF God had a standard, for His Priests in the OT, should not that one be the same in the NT? Are we not Priests and Kings,Revelation 1:6? If a Levite Priest, was not to marry a Widow, does not that imply a single Purity for that Position of Pastor, i.e. "One Wife?" Does not Word in James 3:1 Hold a Higher Standard for those Pastors, or teachers or overseers or whatever you call them? Any Leaders of Any Type in God's Economy or Word, or Kingdom, will be held to "God's Higher Standard, James 3:1! Thank you! | ||||||