 A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach; not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous; one that ruleth well...  The White Dwarf: A London Weekly Publication - Page 1711817Full view - About this book
 | Adolphus Amadi-Azuogu - 2007 - 438 lehte
...his wife's mother laid, and sick of a fever" (Matt 8,14). 95 The relevant text says: "A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant,...good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach" (KJV:lTim 3,2). 96 Bernadette Brooten, Junia. . .Outstanding among the Apostles, 141. 97 Bernadette... | |
 | Billy Oatman - 2007 - 109 lehte
...that maintain the ecclesiastical structure that supports a bishop must consecrate bishops that are "vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach. Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous" (I Timothy 3:2-3). The... | |
 | H. A. Ironside - 1947 - 99 lehte
...a clergyman of any character must have no wife. Scripture distinctly states that a bishop is to be "the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach." Those who hold the office of bishop are to be men who are interested in showing forth to others the... | |
 | Rod Durost - 2007 - 86 lehte
...Catholic pope (Matt. 8: 14). 2. Paul said Peter had a wife (I Cor. 9:5) ITimothy 3:2 A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behavior, given to hospitality, apt to teach; VI. That the pope should be called "Holy Lord God, the... | |
 | William Pittenger - 2007 - 218 lehte
...church? No. An elder must be the husband of one wife — a one- woman-man. "A bishop [elder, pastor] then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behavior... " (1 Timothy 3:2). Marriage and the Creation of Life Shirley and I tried to convince our... | |
 | Deborah Callahan - 2007 - 354 lehte
...This is a true saying: if a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work. A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behavior, given to hospitality, apt to teach; Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre,... | |
 | Charles Eisenberg - 2007 - 437 lehte
..."This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work. A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behavior, given to hospitality, apt to teach... Let the deacons be the husband of one wife, ruing their... | |
 | Ron Walters - 2007 - 278 lehte
...THIS IS A TRUE SAYING, IF A MMJ3ESIRE THE OFFICE OF A BISHOP, fflU>ESIRES A GOOD WORK, A BISHOP THEN MUST BE BLAMELESS, THE HUSBAND OF ONE WIFE. VIGILANT, SOBER, OF GOOD BEHAVIOR, GIVEN TO HOSPITALITY, APT TO TEACH; NOT GIVEN TO WINE, NO STRIKER, NOT GREEDY OF FILTHY LUCRE;... | |
 | Walter Conser - 2010 - 392 lehte
...so let the wives be to their own husbands in everything. (Eph. 5:22-24, KJV) A bishop [pastor] then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant,...good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach. (1 Tim. 3:2, KJV)1 Twentieth-century Independent Baptist leader John R. Rice was among the most literal... | |
 | Kelvin M. McCune - 2008 - 414 lehte
...Paul said that one of the abilities of deacons is to be able to teach. 1 Timothy 3:2 "A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behavior, given to hospitality, apt to teach. " In Colossians, Paul said that he is laboring in teaching... | |
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