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David Guzik commentary on 1 Timothy 3, where Paul instructs Timothy on the character qualifications for elders and deacons among God's people.
1 Timothy 3. In this chapter our apostle treats of church-officers. He specifies, I. The qualifications of a person to be admitted to the office of a bishop, ver 1-7. II. The qualifications of deacons ( ver 8-10), and of their wives , again of the deacons, ver 12, 13. III.
(1 Timothy 3:16) An early hymn to express the foundation of Christian truth. And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifested in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen by angels, preached among the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up in glory.
Women in like manner must be grave, not slanderers, temperate, faithful in all things. Hervey summarized the three possible meanings of this verse, making it applicable to: (1) the wives of the deacons; (2) the wives of the elders and deacons; or (3) the women deacons.
What does 1 Timothy chapter 3 mean? Chapter 3 consists of three major sections. Verses 1 through 7 discuss the qualifications of elders in the church. These verses resemble the quality traits Paul gave to Titus in Titus 1:5–9. "Elders," in this case, are the senior leaders within the church.
The Church is "the pillar of the truth," as the continued existence (historically) of the truth rests on it; for it supports and preserves the word of truth. He who is of the truth belongs by the very fact to the Church. Christ is the alone ground of the truth in the highest sense ( 1Cr 3:11 ).
Matthew Henry's Commentary. 1 Timothy 3:1. This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work. 3:1-7 If a man desired the pastoral office, and from love to Christ, and the souls of men, was ready to deny himself, and undergo hardships by devoting himself to that service, he sought to be employed in a good ...
