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Texts -- 1 Timothy 5:17 (NET)
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- 1Ti 5:1--6:1 -- Instructions about Specific Groups
Bible Dictionary
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Commandments
[nave] COMMANDMENTS. Ex. 13:8-10; Ex. 20:3; Ex. 20:4-6; Ex. 20:7; Ex. 20:8-11; Ex. 20:12; Ex. 20:13; Ex. 20:14; Ex. 20:15; Ex. 20:16; Ex. 20:17 Deut. 5:6-21. Deut. 4:5, 9, 10; Deut. 6:4-9; Deut. 11:18-21; Deut. 32:46, 47; Josh. 8:...
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Elder
[nave] ELDER. In the Mosaic System Equivalent to the title senator, in present use. Elders, with delegated powers, were authorized to act for their constituency, Deut. 1:13, 15. See: Government, Mosaic. In the Christian Church ...
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Minister
[nave] MINISTER, a sacred teacher. Index of Sub-topics Miscellany of Minor Sub-topics; Call of; Character and Qualifications of; Charge Delivered to; Courage of; Duties of; Duties of the Church to; Emoluments of; Faithful, Instanc...
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Reverence
[nave] REVERENCE For God, Gen. 17:3; Ex. 3:5; 19:16-24; 34:29-35; Isa. 45:9. See: Fear of God. For God's house, Lev. 19:30; 26:2. For ministers, 1 Sam. 16:4; Acts 28:10; 1 Cor. 16:18; Phil. 2:29; 1 Thess. 5:12, 13; 1 Tim. 5:17; ...
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Church
[nave] CHURCH, the collective body of believers. Miscellany of Minor Sub-Topics Called in the O.T., The Congregation, Ex. 12:3, 6, 19, 47; 16:1, 2, 9, 10, 22; Lev. 4:13, 15; 10:17; 24:14. Called in the N.T., Church, Matt. 16:18; ...
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BISHOP
[smith] The word originally signified an "overseer" or spiritual superintendent. The titles bishop and elder, or presbyter, were essentially equivalent. Bishop is from the Greek, and denotes one who exercises the function of overseei...
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DOCTRINE
[isbe] DOCTRINE - dok'-trin: Latin doctrina, from doceo, "to teach," denotes both the act of teaching and that which is taught; now used exclusively in the latter sense. 1. Meaning of Terms: (1) In the Old Testament for (a) leqach ...
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LABOR
[isbe] LABOR - la'-ber (yeghia`, `amal; kopos): The word (noun and verb) denoting hard work or "toil" (thus in the Revised Version (British and American) of Dt 26:7; Josh 7:3; Rev 2:2) represents several Hebrew and Greek words, chi...
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LITERATURE, SUB-APOSTOLIC, 1
[isbe] LITERATURE, SUB-APOSTOLIC, 1 - lit'-er-a-tur, sub-ap-os-tol'-ik (Christian): I. EPISTLE OF CLEMENT TO THE CORINTHIANS 1. Authorship and Date 2. Occasion and Contents 3. Apologetic Testimony 4. Doctrinal Testimony 5. Office-B...
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PRESBYTER; PRESBYTERY
[isbe] PRESBYTER; PRESBYTERY - prez'-bi-ter, pres'-bi-ter, prez'-bi-ter-i, pres'-bi-ter-i (presbuteros, presbuterion): 1. Words Used in the New Testament: This latter word occurs in the New Testament once (1 Tim 4:14), so rendered ...
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CHURCH GOVERNMENT
[isbe] CHURCH GOVERNMENT - guv'-ern-ment: I. APPROACH TO SUBJECT 1. The General Sense 2. The Local Sense II. INTERNAL ORDER 1. Subjects of Admission 2. Definite Organizations 3. Ministers (1) General (2) Local 4. Ecclesiastical Fun...
Arts
Questions
- You are right to be concerned, because this is a very serious matter. I see several passages relating to this situation. In a general way, this would be a matter where church discipline would seem appropriate.&n...
- I have been both a teacher and an elder in an elder-ruled church for nearly 25 years. We have given a fair bit of thought to the role of elders and deacons over the years. If you have not already done so, you may wish to look...
- Here are the passages in the New Testament where the Greek word (noun) for pastor is found: Matt. 9:36; 25:32; 26:31; Mk. 6:34; 14:27; Lk. 2:8, 15, 18, 20; Jn. 10:2, 11f, 14, 16; Eph. 4:11; Heb. 13:20; 1 Pet. 2:25 Here ...
- As you know, 1 Timothy 3 is a highly debated passage and one that is somewhat emotional for many people, partly because of the longstanding tradition that it means "married only once." First, I'll give you the comments on thi...
- When you come to a subject like tithing, I think it is important to see that there are two extremes to avoid. The first is the temptation to conclude that tithing is not for this age, so that I feel no obligation to give, and...
- This is a loaded question and several issues are involved and need clarification. Here are a few random thoughts that come to mind based on my understanding of giving in the New Testament. First, we are not now under the ...
- The issue of where our giving should go is involved in the doctrine of the local church as it is outlined in the New Testament. The local church is to be governed and led by a group of men called elders or overseers. The term...
- A number of godly men in the Old Testament had more than one wife, and beyond this, some had concubines (such as Hagar in Genesis 16:1ff.), who did not have the same status as a wife. I think we must acknowledge that God did ...
Sermon Illustrations
Ten Biblical & Practical Reasons to Give to the Lords Work;
Titus 1;
1 Timothy 3;
Why Give 10% or More of Your Income to the Lord's Work
Resources/Books
Expository Notes on the Bible (Constable)
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Jesus explained further how the 12 Apostles were to conduct themselves on their mission.10:9-10 They were not to take enough money with them to sustain them while they ministered. "Acquire"(NASB, Gr. ktesesthe) can mean "take...
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Paul claimed the freedom to minister in Corinth without receiving financial support from the Corinthians to illustrate his self-sacrificing love for his readers and his critics' selfishness. He digressed from his "foolish"boa...
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The leaders in view were probably the elders in the Thessalonian church and possibly the deacons and others in positions of leadership (cf. Phil. 1:1; 1 Tim. 5:17). His readers were to appreciate these leaders (plural) for th...
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I. Salutation 1:1-2II. Timothy's mission in Ephesus 1:3-20A. The task Timothy faced 1:3-11B. Exhortations to be faithful 1:12-201. A positive encouragement 1:12-172. A negative warning 1:18-20III. Instructions concerning the ...
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Paul penned these opening words to remind Timothy to correct teachers in the Ephesian church who were majoring on minor matters in their Bible teaching. In so doing he reminded Timothy of his own responsibility as a communica...
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The Ephesian church already had elders long before Paul wrote this letter (Acts 20:17-35)."If our identification of the false teachers as elders is correct, then Paul's reason for this set of instructions is that Timothy must...
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Paul turned to the subject of interpersonal relationships to help his son in the faith get along with people effectively and instruct others wisely. What he had written in 4:11-13 might have led Timothy to understand his ment...
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Another group in the church deserved Timothy's special attention. Therefore Paul gave instructions concerning the care of elders to his young legate to enable him to deal with present and potential elders properly.The structu...
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As he had done previously (e.g., 5:1-2) Paul urged the adoption of proper attitudes toward others that would normally make it easier to produce proper actions. Christian slaves were to "regard"their masters as worthy of all h...
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2:1 Paul's charge in this verse is a general one. Specific responsibilities follow. On the basis of what he had already written Paul urged his son (Gr. teknon, lit. child, an affectionate term) to let Christ's grace empower h...
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5:1 In view of the inevitability of trials and God's judgment Peter gave a special charge to the elders (overseers) of the congregations of his readers. Peter himself was an elder as well as an apostle. As an elder he spoke f...
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"Younger men"is literally "younger ones"and includes females as well as males.190Nevertheless younger men were probably in Peter's mind since the contrast is with older men in verses 1-4."In the ancient world the division of ...