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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: Elder must be 'the husband of one wife'? |
Bible Note: By the same token, though, It is difficult for someone who has not been through divorce, for any reason, to understand divorce. As a divorcee myself, I hate divorce. I hate that I got divorced. I hate that my ex had no commitment to our marriage and looked for fun and entertainment elsewhere. Now I cannot change that but my experience has helped me support a woman in my congregation who was going through similar things. I am remarried and thank God everyday for my wife Jackie. Do we ever have problems? Of course we do. In fact some of the things that drove my first wife crazy drive my second wife crazy. The difference is that my second wife has the same commitment to our marriage that I have. I must also point out that my divorce from my first wife changed me in some way. It changed my perspectives and priorities and brought me closer to God again. Does the failure of my marriage eight years ago mean that NOW I am unable to handle the affairs of my household properly? Divorce can perhaps make or break you. Other Christians who have also been divorced have expressed similar views to me -- they also hate divorce. Those who were divorced "unscripturally" have repented of that sin. Forgiven of the sin does the sin still preclude them from leadership in the church? If not, why not? In Christ, Tim |