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THE FIRST EPISTLE OF PAUL THE APOSTLE TO TIMOTHY
CHAPTER 3
CHRISTIAN BISHOP BIBLE VERSE
BISHOP IN THE BIBLE
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THE FIRST EPISTLE OF PAUL THE APOSTLE TO TIMOTHY
CHAPTER 3
CHRISTIAN BISHOP BIBLE VERSE RESEARCH
BISHOP IN THE BIBLE EXPLAINED
Hello again! Welcome back to Daily Bread and our study of
Paul's first letter to Timothy. There are many
duties within the Church, and many servants which fulfill them. As much as
government likes to separate church and state, moral behavior will always be
respected. Although many special interest groups make big noise about rights
supporting their immoral acts, they're not the majority, they just talk loud
because they know that the squeaky wheel gets the grease.
We all know that
queasy sick feeling we get in our stomach when we hear about scandal within
our government. It's called shame. You can bet that most people you know,
whether they're Christian or not, get that feeling of disappointment,
disgust, and doubt about the people involved. If a person is running for
public office, their opponents best tactic for victory would be to dig up
some immoral incident of their challenger's past.
We all want to
know that we're being led by people with good morals. Let that be the reason
why Paul urges Timothy to make sure that the leaders of the church be
wholesome, well respected, "blameless", people. If you remember in the first
chapter of this letter when Paul said we should pray for our government
officials, it was because he knew that they need to be extraordinarily
honorable people and prayer is very powerful. Let's read along in his letter
to Timothy about the expected morals of the leaders of the church.
CHRISTIAN BISHOP BIBLE VERSE RESEARCH
BISHOP IN THE BIBLE EXPLAINED
If a man wants to
be a bishop (overseer), he desires an honorable position. A bishop, then,
must be blameless, the husband of one wife, dedicated, sober (responsible),
of good behavior, hospitable, able to teach, not given to wine (not a heavy
drinker), not violent, not greedy for money, but patient, not a fighter, and
not covetous.
He should rule his own house
well, having his children in subjection (disciplined) with all reverence
(because if a man doesn't know how to manage his own family, how can he take
care of the church of God?)
A bishop should not be a
novice (newly converted), lest (in case) being lifted up with pride, he fall
into the condemnation of the devil. In addition he must have a good
reputation of those who are without (outside), lest he fall into
shame and the snare (trap) of the devil.
Likewise, the
deacons (church helpers) must be reverent, not two-faced, not heavy
drinkers, not greedy for money, and holding the hidden TRUTH of the Faith in
a pure conscience. And let these (deacons) also first be proved (tested),
then let them serve in the office of deacon, after they're found blameless.
Also, their
wives must be reverent, not slanderers, but sober (responsible) and faithful
in all things. The deacons should be the husband of one wife, ruling their
children and their own houses well, because those that have served well in
the position of a deacon, obtains a good standing, and great boldness in the
faith which is in Jesus Christ.
I write these things to you, hoping to come to you shortly, but in case it is
a long while, that you should know how people ought to conduct themselves in
the house of the living God, the pillar and foundation of the TRUTH. And
without question, great is the mystery (hidden truth) of godliness. God was
manifest (revealed) in the flesh (in Jesus), justified in the Spirit, seen
of angels, preached to the Gentiles, believed in, and received into glory.
CHRISTIAN BISHOP BIBLE VERSE TRUTH
BISHOP IN THE BIBLE MEANING
Did you
notice that Paul stresses that having control of the family is a
prerequisite of being involved in the leadership of the Church? Although
Paul wasn't married and had no children, he certainly knew what he was
talking about when he threw in his little side note in parenthesis: (If a
man can't control his own family, how can he be expected to manage the
church of God?)
Control of the family is a rare thing nowadays, and many
people just shrug it off and deem it as normal because it's so common that
children, and spouses as well, are wayward. It used to be that children
didn't start straying until they were late into their teens. So what's
happened that makes even our little ones go astray so easily now?
Well, the
answer is that they experience the world much earlier now. Television alone
is probably the biggest influence, but we're gonna take a little field trip
now, and you're gonna see an example of how the control is slipping out of
the hands of parents, right before their very eyes.
CHRISTIAN BISHOP BIBLE VERSE RESEARCH
BISHOP IN THE BIBLE EXPLAINED
Scene 1:
Little Junior was
an adorable child. His parents loved him dearly and were very cautious and
protective, as parents of infants and toddlers normally are. His mom made
sure his formula was always perfect and when he started eating solid foods,
she made sure he ate just the right amounts of fruits and vegetables and
cereal.
Junior's dad was equally careful about making sure the locks on the
cabinets were always tight and that any outlet that wasn't being used,
always had a little plastic plug in it. Junior took a nap every day, and
went to sleep at the same time every night. He was very well protected,
always scrupulously clean and all around, he was a very much loved little
tot.
The scene fades
out with mommy and daddy putting little Junior to bed with a lullaby playing
in the background, while he gazes up at his little mobile hanging from the
ceiling with little angels turning in circles above his bed.
CHRISTIAN BISHOP BIBLE VERSE LESSON
WHO CAN BE A BISHOP IN THE BIBLE
Scene 2:
The music ... A
more sinister, Ring around the Rosie, is heard in the background as the new
scene fades in. Junior is sitting at the lunch table at his pre-school,
unpacking his lunch, when Buster, the most popular kid in the morning
session, starts teasing him about the contents of his little plastic
lunchbox.
"Ewwwww, you like carrots? Grosssssss!" Junior thinks Buster is
cool because he makes all the other kids laugh all the time, so when Buster
does something, in Junior's little mushy brain, he thinks "I like him, he's
cool, I'll do that too!" Junior slowly pushes the carrots back into his
lunchbox, and a lie is planted in his determined bitty little mind ... I
don't like carrots, they're gross, I'll never eat them again.
Junior's mom can't
understand why yesterday Junior loved carrots, and now today, he won't touch
them. They'd been one of his favorite foods ever since the first time he ate
them out of a jar. Now, he makes horrible faces every time they're on his
plate and Junior's mom could cut them in sticks, cut them in circles, shred
them in coleslaw, sliver them in salad, make fancy dips for them, and even
make little race cars out of them and Junior wouldn't eat them for love or
money.
CHRISTIAN BISHOP BIBLE VERSE SCENARIOS
BISHOP IN THE BIBLE QUESTIONS
I
don't need to elaborate for you to get the idea of what happens next. Scene
3 would be in kindergarten about clothes. Scene 4 would be about
disrespecting your elders. Scene 5, smoking. Scene 6, drugs. Scene 7,
stealing. Scene 8, sex. Scene 9, crime. And horrifyingly enough, there are
even more scenes between each of these and even after them. And
frighteningly enough, they don't always happen in this order. Peer pressure
is an ugly and powerful thing.
Now, what do you think
happens when our children encounter other children who doubt the existence
of God? Well, heck, we don't need other children to do that, our public
school systems have taken care of that for us already. Yep, Paul certainly
knew what he was talking about, if a man cannot control his own family, how
can he manage the business of the Lord?
So, how do you
keep this from happening? You have to be persistent. Monitor what television
viewing is allowed in your home. Each and every time you recognize something
that is a potential threat to your family's integrity, address it. Say out
loud to your children that it is wrong.
CHRISTIAN BISHOP BIBLE VERSE ON FAMILY
BISHOP IN THE BIBLE ANSWERS
Know who your children's friends
are. Make your home a more desirable place to be than out in the world,
where immorality awaits at every corner. Why do you think James 4:4 says
that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Be a good example.
Point out what happens to people who are immoral. Be alert. I promise, your
children aren't gonna come up to you and say, Uh, hey Dad, I'm thinking
about taking up cigarette smoking, can you give me a few tips? Make it your
business to prevent disaster before it happens.
Of course, I'm
just giving you examples of the little baby problems that face people in the
world today. There used to be a saying that went something like this, Little
kids, little problems, big kids, big problems. Unfortunately, now we have,
little kids, big problems. Fight. Stand. Persist. Pray.
CHRISTIAN BISHOP BIBLE VERSE SUMMARY
BISHOP IN THE BIBLE CONCLUSION
We went on a ride, did
we not? Went all the way from the conduct of a bishop to Junior and his
preschool. That just goes to show, that you never know what you can get out
of scripture. Each time you read it, you may come out with a different
lesson, a different point, a different reward. Actually, we began with
talking about scandals of our government officials, and we ended with how to
prevent scandals in our own families, so the ride we took was really very
close to home after all.
THE BODY OF CHRIST IS THE CHRISTIAN FAMILY
When we come back,
we're sure to find more interesting things in Paul's letter to Timothy, so
be sure and join in again, right here at Daily Bread.
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