The position of elder – or bishop, or overseer, or shepherd – is outlined pretty clearly in Paul’s letters to Timothy and Titus, as he spells out the character and…
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What does it mean to be “above reproach” in the context of selecting elders? At times, we in the church take this so seriously that it almost paralyzes us. We…
In John 10, Jesus describes a typical sheep fold, and states “I am the door,” then describing how the sheep and shepherd alike use that door in terms of security…
The apostles started out as a group of men arguing over who would be the greatest – who would be the most important people in the kingdom of God. And…
Do we think of being a Christian as a designation we take on ourselves? The Bible uses the term only three times, and in each time, it indicates the idea…
What does the concept of “entropy” have to do with Paul’s letter to Timothy? Entropy can be defined basically as a thermodynamic quantity representing the unavailability of a system’s thermal…
The idea of the gospel means different things to different people. In many cases, people assume that the gospel is simply a testimony that Jesus has risen from the grave…
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