Paul ordained via his authority as an Apostle, I reason that this was something the Apostles did in general. Further, an overseer such as Timothy (episkopos aka bishop) inherited this ability to ordain presbyters.
Acts 14
23 And when they had ordained them elders (presbyteroi aka presbyters) in...
Yes, qualified men to keep the congregation spiritually strong as per 1 Timothy 3:1-16; 5:1-6:2 A; Titus1:5-9.
In today's school system the teacher is over the pupil, the principal over the teacher, and the super over the principal.
No one complains about that system's order because it works...
As a friendly aid, I'd like to illuminate something (key to this discussion) in these.
5 The reason I left you in Crete was that you might put in order what was left unfinished and appoint elders in every town, as I directed you. 6 An elder must be blameless, faithful to his wife, a man whose...
That doesn't make it any less unequal or infantilising towards women and frankly idiotic as it robs Christian congregation of the leadership qualities of its female members as well as their brilliance as teachers and scholars. Nice of you to detail the specific nature of the sexism and...
The Bible describes only men as being charged with congregation oversight - Titus1:5-6; 1 Timothy 3:1-2; James 3:1
It's the order of creation, Adam first shows God's purpose in oversight (oversight as Adam was to care for Eve)- 1 Timothy 2:12-13.
Not women clergy inside the congregation, but...
We are blameless in Christ and all of our sins are forgotten in His great sacrifice. God has personal contact with us and it is glorious. I guess I'm blasphemous and you think the God who has loved me is the deceiver.
1 Peter 2:9 Every believer is a priest of God, we are a "royal priesthood"...
Alright. So you have some expertise in this.
Paul is leaving Crete (Titus1:5) to Ephesus. Sending Tychicus to Crete (Titus 3:12) for who the NT associates Asia Minor. Ephesus (Acts 20:4; Col 4:7; 2 Tim 4:12). Then towards Macedonia Tim is sent at this time (1 Tim 1:3) toward Nicopolis in...
This makes it difficult for me to believe in the Baha'i progressive revelation concept. Each major religion is very much tied to the people and culture from where it came from. I don't see how it could ever be thought that a new message in one part of the world would "abrogate" and replace the...
If Mohammad was walking the earth over 500 years after Jesus died, then the fact that he practiced polygamy was proof that he ignored the teachings of Jesus Christ, who reinstated the original standard for marriage....one man, one wife.....
Matthew 19:3-6....
"And Pharisees came to him intent...
The Nicene Creed appears holy on account of the holes in its constitution, not its Holiness. However I'm not arguing for Arianism. I'm arguing against a set of man made doctrines that have the same authority as the sacred text itself. Had Arius won, it would have probably been an equally...
Actually I think the Trinitarians posting here are showing, quite effectively, that not only is this doctrine supported by scripture, but unlike Arianism, consistently throughout scripture.
And yet the authority to gather and arrive at consensus is found in scripture…the same scripture you...
Then why did they stone them to death in the old testament?
I am aware however that was to cover sacrifices not punishments. The law is fulfilled but it is not destroyed. What was wrong then is still wrong now? So why are all followers of god as gods new people allowed to wear mixed fabrics...
Absolutely right, even worse than killed. Bad treatment of anyone is Not justified.
Even if a person thinks a homosexual is to be hated they are dead wrong. They are to love enemies, Not hate.
Back in the 60's there was a homosexual in class. He was pretty much an outcast.
Since he was Not seen...
Because of JWs on line someone might become interested in the research of them, but knowing that many in the congregations have resorted to child abuse, might be stumped reading this.
http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/2006525
How is that possible that Jehovah is "in control" but innocent...
No, I didn't forget that at all. The episcopoi oversaw local churches, and sometimes there was more than one at any particular local church. The presybers were sometimes referred to as "elders", but this is also where the term "father" comes from, and there could be several at any particular...
You forget the office of "episkopos" (overseer), which was considered an office at least as early as St. Paul's first letter to Timothy (check 1 Timothy 3:1-7), which was conferred on someone by being ordained by other presbyters (1 Timothy 4:14), and the letter to Titus, where it says that...