WHO CAN BE A BISHOP OR DEACON

[douge]

1 Timothy 3:9 Holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.

Bishops and deacons must hold the mystery to be qualified in the church of God. They must know, preach, and teach the mystery that was hid in God, and revealed to Paul (Ephesians 3:1-7 Colossians 1:26 Romans 16:25-26).

[kwikphilly]

1 Timothy 3 King James Version (KJV)

3 This is a true saying, if a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.

² A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;

³ Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;

⁴ One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity;

⁵ (For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)

⁶ Not a novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil.

⁷ Moreover he must have a good report of them which are without; lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.

⁸ Likewise must the deacons be grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre;

⁹ Holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.

¹⁰ And let these also first be proved; then let them use the office of a deacon, being found blameless.

¹¹ Even so must their wives be grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things.

¹² Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.

¹³ For they that have used the office of a deacon well purchase to themselves a good degree, and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus.

¹⁴ These things write I unto thee, hoping to come unto thee shortly:

¹⁵ But if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.

¹⁶ And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.

[OneLight]

@kwikphilly - nice to see the whole passage and not just one verse!  GOd Bless!

[kwikphilly]

22 minutes ago, OneLight said:

nice to see the whole passage and not just one verse! 

Blessings Brother

   Yes,there are  very specific qualifications required of a Bishop ....these days it seems there are many who bear the Title without merit                          Good to see you Brother                           With love in Christ

                                                                                                                                  Your Sis Kwik

[douge]

5 hours ago, OneLight said:

@kwikphilly - nice to see the whole passage and not just one verse!  GOd Bless!

Yes, the whole is good but, I was only commenting one one verse. It is pertinent to recognize that to be a bishop or deacon one has to acknowledge the mystery revealed to Paul in regard to the gospel and doctrine.

[douge]

6 hours ago, kwikphilly said:

1 Timothy 3 King James Version (KJV)

3 This is a true saying, if a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.

² A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;

³ Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;

⁴ One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity;

⁵ (For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)

⁶ Not a novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil.

⁷ Moreover he must have a good report of them which are without; lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.

⁸ Likewise must the deacons be grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre;

⁹ Holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.

¹⁰ And let these also first be proved; then let them use the office of a deacon, being found blameless.

¹¹ Even so must their wives be grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things.

¹² Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.

¹³ For they that have used the office of a deacon well purchase to themselves a good degree, and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus.

¹⁴ These things write I unto thee, hoping to come unto thee shortly:

¹⁵ But if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.

¹⁶ And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.

Thanks for posting the other verses.

I was only commenting on one verse as pertaining to the fact that to be a bishop or deacon they have to hold to the mystery revealed to Paul in regard to the gospel and doctrine.

[OneLight]

3 minutes ago, douge said:

Yes, the whole is good but, I was only commenting one one verse. It is pertinent to recognize that to be a bishop or deacon one has to acknowledge the mystery revealed to Paul in regard to the gospel and doctrine.

It is even more pertinent to acknowledge all requirements, not just one.  One is not more important than the other.  To qualify, one must meet all, so if they know the mystery, yet is prone to fighting, or have unruly kids, they are disqualified.

[kwikphilly]

10 hours ago, OneLight said:

  10 hours ago, douge said:

Yes, the whole is good but, I was only commenting one one verse. It is pertinent to recognize that to be a bishop or deacon one has to acknowledge the mystery revealed to Paul in regard to the gospel and doctrine.

You're welcome,my pleasure

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It is even more pertinent to acknowledge all requirements, not just one.  One is not more important than the other.  To qualify, one must meet all, so if they know the mystery, yet is prone to fighting, or have unruly kids, they are disqualified.                                         OneLight

Exactly

                                                                                                                    With love-in Christ,Kwik

[Leonardo Von]

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  WHO CAN BE A BISHOP OR DEACON

  Those who fill the requirements delineated in 1Timothy 3:1-13 and Titus 1:5-9