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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 think the facts remain God’s desire for man was to get married stay married and have lot of kids. Ok You said- Sin entered the picture and changed this. ok You said- But don’t try to tell me God then included provisions to live with sin’s turmoil. I reply- You might want to explain yourself here. His very name is Jehovah-Jireh, the God who sees beforehand and makes provision. You said- He provided His son to remove the sin in our lives. I reply- Hmmmmm, maybe you should explain what you mean here too. You said- Also I’m not saying a divorced or unmarried person doesn’t have use to God and can not be used of God. I’m just saying they should not become Pastors. I reply- protestants believe in the priesthood of the believer, and completely reject a lay/clergy distinction, and this list in this chapter only reinforces that position. RG |