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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: A divorced pastor in ministry? |
Bible Note: You said- "I do not care what the 'experts' say." To which I reply- "no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation." -2 Peter 1:20 Unless you can show from the passage itself (God's Word) how this qualification automatically bars divorced men you are espousing a private interpretation. Your standard has, "to be sure, the appearance of wisdom in self-made religion," but it is not from the Word of God. If you consider Mr. Stanley to be an eminent theologian feel free to add him to the list. RG |