I’d like to continue to reason with you concerning 1 Peter 5:2. That which is described as being “among...
First Century Elders and Local Church Autonomy
admin, , 1 Peter :2-4, Church Elders / Bishops, Church Organization, Church vs. Ekklesia, Overseers, Pastors, Local Church Autonomy, 0Given the description of the individual responsibility of Shepherds and the saints, there is no violation of local autonomy...
Responsibility of Christians Toward the Shepherds
admin, , 1 Peter :2-4, 1 Thessalonians, Hebrews, Overseers, Pastors, Personal Accountability, Work of the Ekklesia, Submission, 0Consider the following passages. 1. 1 Peter 5:5 reads, Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all...
Individual Responsibility of First-Century Shepherds: Ephesians 4:11
admin, , Biblical Leadership, Ephesians, Individual Accountability, Overseers, Pastors, Personal Accountability, The work of Shepherds, 0These men, like the rest that are mentioned in Ephesians 4:11-ff were appointed by God to be teachers. They...
The pastors, who were also given by God during these early years, were chosen and elected by apostles and/or...
Individual Responsibility and Evangelists/Preachers #2
admin, , Galatians, Individual Accountability, Personal Accountability, Togetherness, Galatians 4:15-17, 0Today, we have preachers filling the pulpit of local churches for hire. It is their profession. The alternative to...
Responsibility of First-Century Preachers/Evangelists
admin, , Evangelists, Individual Accountability, Personal Accountability, 0Preachers and evangelists of today do not compare to the examples of preachers in the New Testament. Paul leaves...
Applying Galatians 6 and 1 Timothy 5
admin, , Church vs. Ekklesia, Ephesians, Individual Accountability, Matthew, Personal Accountability, Applying Galatians 6 and Timothy 5 to individual action, 0As we examine the text of Galatians 6 and 1 Timothy 5, we might confuse the action taken to...
“For the Lord gives wisdom; from His mouth come knowledge and understanding (Proverbs 2:6)
The Bible is a book that records the divine plan of redemption from the fall to the fulfillment of the “last days.”
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