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NASB | 1 Timothy 3:2 An overseer, then, must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, prudent, respectable, hospitable, able to teach, |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Timothy 3:2 Now an overseer must be blameless and beyond reproach, the husband of one wife, self-controlled, sensible, respectable, hospitable, able to teach, |
Subject: More on 1 Tim. 3:2 |
Bible Note: Steve, Titus 1:6 no more supports your belief than 1 Tim. 3:2 does. Read both passages within their full context. And Paul was not a leader because he traveled? Surely you can't mean what you said! Paul, personally chosen by the Risen Christ. Paul, the apostle whom Christ entrusted to take His precious gospel to the Gentiles. Paul, who wrote more books of the Bible than any other man on earth. Paul, whose words you are using to try to prove your case. Paul not a leader?...... Look at Titus 1:6 again. Look at the phrase "having children who believe." If we go with your view that a church leader must be a married man, "the husband of one wife," we must, to be consistent, teach that he must also have children. Steve, the Scriptures simply don't support your view. I challenge you to present this forum with a single credible Bible scholar, with just one responsible New Testament exegetist, who supports your view.........By the way, here's what the NASB Study Bible has to say on Titus 1:6: "husband of one wife" -- Since elders, by definition, were chosen from among the older men of the congregation, Paul assumed they already would be married and have children. A qualified unmarried man was not necessarily barred. It is also improbable that the standard forbids an elder to remarry if his wife dies (cf Rom. 7:2-3, 1 Cor.7:39, 1 Tim.5:14). The most likely meaning is simply that a faithful, monogamous married life must be maintained. Your turn, Steve. Bring on your witnesses. --Hank |