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1. What is the sin of "railing"?
(Bible Questions and answers about the Church)
... appears twice in 1 Peter 3:9 ("not rendering . . . railing for railing") and once in 1 Timothy 5: 14, translated "speak reproachfully." The related verb is always translated "revile" ...
Created on 19 November 2009
2. Gathering Unto His Name - The Seven Meetings of an Assembly
(Norman Crawford - Gathering Unto His Name)
... four descriptive names for this body of brethren. It is their spiritual maturity that is in view when they are called "elders" (1 Timothy 5:17). In their work, they are ?overseers? (Acts 20:28) ...
Created on 22 June 2006
3. About the Church - 04 - The Headship of Christ
(William MacDonald - Christ Loved the Church)
... should be publicly refuted from the Word of God (1 Timothy 5:20). A New Testament church can only function in the environment of an open Bible. It should have godly elders who can expose error and defend ...
Created on 13 July 2006
4. Can angels sin?
(Bible Questions and Answers about Satan)
... in eternal chains. The Bible says that another class of angels is “elect” (1 Timothy 5:21).  The Lord mentioned his holy angels in Matthew 25:31 and Mark 8:38. The fact that these angels ...
Created on 13 March 2011
5. How much alcohol should a Christian drink before feeling that he has gone too far?
(Questions about Friends and Family Relationships)
... to "a little" (1 Timothy 5:23). "Be not drunk with wine, ...but be filled with the Spirit" (Ephesians 5:18). What about a Christian's testimony before unbelievers to whom he has ...
Created on 17 November 2009
6. Are elders supposed to be paid for their work?
(Bible Questions and answers about the Church)
Could we support the thought of a paid overseer, who “labours in the Word and doctrine,” from 1 Timothy 5:17, 18; 1 Peter 5:2-4? and why the mention of “filthy lucre,” if the pastorate ...
Created on 14 February 2011
7. Should I respect my wife differently because she is a fellow-christian?
(Questions about Friends and Family Relationships)
... two coexist. Apart from the marriage relationship, Paul teaches Timothy that he must preserve moral purity with younger sisters (1 Timothy 5:2). The Lord condemns some behavior outside of marriage (Exo ...
Created on 21 November 2009
8. Can a single person be an elder?
(Bible Questions and answers about the Church)
... (2 Timothy 2:24), likewise appears to describe character. The following verse also deals with character and that seems to be the emphasis through verse 6. By comparison, the expression in 1 Timothy 5:9 ...
Created on 19 November 2009
9. Does an elder have a more exalted position in the assembly than others?
(Bible Questions and answers about the Church)
... which" (YLT). Although fellow-believers are to submit to (Hebrews 13:17), know and esteem highly (1 Thessalonians 5:12, 13), and honor (1 Timothy 5:17) elders, those elders are in, not over, the flock. ...
Created on 21 November 2009
10. Should a Christian wife work outside the home?
(Questions about Christian Life)
... setting in 1 Timothy 5:13, 14, where young women are to "guide the house," this responsibility is a preservation from idleness, wandering from house to house, and being a busybody. Wholesome ...
Created on 19 November 2009
11. Should we pray for the sick?
(Bible Questions and answers - prayer and worship)
... 12: 7-9; Philippians 2:25-27; 2 Timothy 4:20; 1 Timothy 5:23, etc., in which there is neither mention of any miraculous intervention nor of sending for the elders. No scripture contradicts any other nor ...
Created on 12 February 2011
12. How much intimacy is appropriate for couples who are dating?
(Questions about Friends and Family Relationships)
... in 1 Timothy 5:2 to encourage "the younger (women) as sisters, with all purity." In Genesis 24:65, Rebecca, when about to meet her husband-to-be, "took a vail, and covered herself." ...
Created on 17 November 2009
13. Do the Scriptures teach that an overseer is to rule the Church?
(Bible Questions and answers about the Church)
...  PROISTEMI is used too of the RULE OF THE CHURCH in 1 Timothy 5:17. (3) HGEOMAI (from AGO, to lead), to be a leader, to rule (in New Testament this latter only in present participle), is used of Barnabas ...
Created on 14 February 2011
14. How should we treat a christian who marries an unbeliever?
(Bible Questions and answers about the Church)
... saints (see 1 Timothy 5:20 and Galatians  2:14). W.R.  ...
Created on 14 February 2011
15. Judges - 07 Deborah and Barak
(No King in Israel - History of the Judges)
... (1 Timothy 5:24-25). What is also noticeable is that some of these tribes were not directly affected by the domination of Canaan, so that they came to the help of their brethren without obligation. It ...
Created on 22 October 2009
16. What is the role of an elder in a local assembly?
(Bible Questions and answers about the Church)
... (spiritual) need (v 1). The shepherd provides rest for the sheep in the "green pastures" of God’s Word (v 2, 1 Timothy 5:17b, 1 Thessalonians 5:13b). He refreshes (Psalm 23:2b, Philemon ...
Created on 21 November 2009
17. Should a sister meet with the elders to discuss doctrinal issues?
(Bible Questions and answers about the Church)
... authority over the man," clearly opposes a sister’s teaching or directing the elders. "Entreating"them " as a father" (1 Timothy 5:1) would be an acceptable approach. Priscilla ...
Created on 18 November 2009
18. Who decided the books that make up the Bible?
(Questions about the Bible)
... writers recognize other current writings as Scriptures. Paul in 1 Timothy 5:18 Paul treats Deuteronomy 25:4 and Luke 10:7 equally as Scripture. Peter places all of Paul’s epistles on a par with "the ...
Created on 19 November 2009
19. About the Church - 11 - Those Who Serve
(William MacDonald - Christ Loved the Church)
... suddenly on no man” (1 Timothy 5:22). It is a needed admonition for all of us. We are all prone to be impressed with a person the first time we meet him. We immediately want to advance him to a position ...
Created on 13 July 2006
20. Can a sister shepherd or teach a brother?
(Bible Questions and answers about the Church)
... (1 Timothy 5:2). Keeping these things in mind, a sister can be used by Lord in trying to help a brother spiritually. D. Oliver ...
Created on 19 November 2009
21. Should a church excommunicate a disagreeable person?
(Bible Questions and answers about the Church)
... impartially and indisputably document the original offense and further attempts to resolve it (1 Timothy 5:21). Telling the church is still intended to resolve it favorably. The church speaks to the offender ...
Created on 18 November 2009
22. Should an elder leave his responsibilities when assembly problems overwhelm him?
(Bible Questions and answers about the Church)
... he may be spared to the age when he should relinquish some of his activities and mentor others in doing the work. If an elder sins, he may be rebuked publicly (1 Timothy 5:19-21). If he is unwilling to ...
Created on 19 November 2009
23. Do overseers receive to or put away from the assembly?
(Bible Questions and answers about the Church)
... of the assembly. The "church of the living God," not the elder is the House of God (1 Timothy 3:15). The elders are the leaders (Romans 12:8; 1 Thessalonians 5:12; 1 Timothy 5:17; "rule ...
Created on 19 November 2009
24. What is the proper use of assembly funds?
(Bible Questions and answers about the Church)
... also Acts 11:28-30). 1 Timothy 5:3-16 teaches and qualifies the assembly's responsibility to meet the needs of the indigent among its number. Although not supported in Corinth by the Corinthians ...
Created on 19 November 2009
25. Marriage and the Family - 4 - Submission
(Marriage and the Family)
... a powerful communicator. Her Authority Paul’s instructions in 1 Timothy and in Titus reveal the sphere of authority for a wife. In both Titus 2:5 and 1 Timothy 5:14 she is the “home ruler.” ...
Created on 22 June 2006
26. Should all the men in an assembly share in preaching the gospel?
(Bible Questions and answers about the Church)
... On the other hand, fairness should be a part of all assembly decisions (1 Timothy 5:21), including selecting speakers for gospel meetings. Wise elders look for potential in a speaker and give opportunity ...
Created on 19 November 2009
27. Torrey - Man -4.8- Questions concerning the future destiny of those who reject Christ
(What the Bible Teaches - R.A. TORREY)
... and "destruction." Yet it seems that one can be referred to as dead while still alive. What do these words mean in Biblical usage? "DEATH" 1 Timothy 5:6 — -"But she that ...
Created on 21 May 2007
28. Eternal Security - Objections Against
(Ironside - Eternal Security)
... that truth is the faith, and that is what has been overthrown in the mind of the professed believer in this instance. That is the same thing that you get in 1 Timothy 5:15: “For some are already ...
Created on 11 July 2006
29. How does an assembly recognize its elders?
(Bible Questions and answers about the Church)
... each assembly. To produce this subjection to God, He supplies the assembly with a plurality of shepherds. By their own example and by divine enablement, these shepherds lead (1 Timothy 5:17, "rule," ...
Created on 19 November 2009
30. About the Church - 10 - The Bishops
(William MacDonald - Christ Loved the Church)
... reproved and exhorted. The elder must earnestly contend for the faith. What attitude should the church take toward elders? It is clear from 1 Timothy 5:17, 18 that some elders are cared for in a financial ...
Created on 13 July 2006
31. Does 1 Timothy suggest a paid pastor position?
(Bible Questions and answers about the Church)
Does 1 Timothy 5:17, 18 suggest a paid pastorate? A few obvious details in 1 Timothy make it clear that neither Timothy nor any Ephesian elder was the paid pastor. No New Testament passage supports such ...
Created on 18 November 2009
32. If a damaging rumor about a believer proves to be false, should the person be cleared publicly?
(Bible Questions and answers about the Church)
If a damaging rumor about a believer proves to be false, should the person be cleared publicly? If the inaccurate rumors were dealt with publicly (for example, by a public rebuke, 1 Timothy 5:20), they ...
Created on 19 November 2009
33. Types in Hebrews - Chapter 13 - HIS FULL PROVISION
(Sir Robert Anderson - Types in Hebrews)
... to be held in special honour - they were appointed, not to teach, but to rule. (1 Timothy 5:17) No less true is it that the diakonoi of the New Testament have nothing in common with our "deacons." ...
Created on 02 July 2006
34. In a new work, is there a danger of encouraging some to take oversight prematurely?
(Bible Questions and answers about the Church)
... 1 Timothy, however, give us principles that apply to a new work. On the subject of elders, Paul advised Timothy to "lay hands suddenly on no man" (1 Timothy 5:22). Personalities differ, so that ...
Created on 20 November 2009
35. Who was Saint Patrick and what is St. Patrick's Day?
(Questions and Answers about Religions)
... when he comes on that day to be glorified in his saints, and to be marveled at among all who have believed, because our testimony to you was believed. (1 Timothy 5:10)  and having a reputation for good ...
Created on 23 October 2013
36. Should a person who is being disciplined by the assembly be present at the discipline meeting?
(Bible Questions and answers about the Church)
... How could an assembly rebuke a fellow-believer (1 Timothy 5:20) who is not present? In the case of excommunication, an individual remains part of the assembly until the assembly has acted to put him away ...
Created on 19 November 2009
37. Is going to the doctor a sign of weak faith?
(Questions about Christian Life)
... and wine to the wounds of the man on the side of the road in Luke 10:34.  Timothy took wine for his stomach infirmity in 1 Timothy 5:23.  Revelation 3:18 says that the blind should anoint their eyes with ...
Created on 23 October 2013