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1 Timothy 3:9
Likewise must the deacons be grave, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre;
holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.
Likewise must the deacons be grave, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre;
holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.
Verse 9. _HOLDING THE MYSTERY OF THE FAITH_] Instead of της πιστεως, _the faith_, one MS. (the readings of which are found in the margin of a copy of Mill's Greek text in the Bodleian library, and wh...
HOLDING THE MYSTERY OF THE FAITH - On the word “mystery,” see notes on 1 Corinthians 2:7. It means that which had been concealed, or hidden, but which was now revealed. The word “faith” here, is synon...
III. CONCERNING THE HOUSE OF GOD CHAPTER 3 _ 1. The overseer (1 Timothy 3:1)_ 2. The deacon (1 Timothy 3:8) 3. The house of God and the mystery of Godliness (1 Timothy 3:14)...
DEACONS AND DEACONESSES. Certain moral qualities, likewise, are required in deacons. They must be serious, sincere in speech, free from love of wine and (since they administer church funds) from love...
,12,13 In the same way, the deacons must be men of dignity, men who are straight, men who are not given to over-indulgence in wine, men who are not prepared to stoop to disgraceful ways of making mone...
THE LEADERS OF THE CHURCH (1 Timothy 3:1-7)...
MYSTERY. App-193. FAITH. App-160....
_the mystery of the faith_ Apparently repeated again 1 Timothy 3:16 as -the mystery of godliness." The word -mystery" is significant. Coming from the Greek, -to close the mouth," and so -to initiate,...
ἜΧΟΝΤΑΣ. _Holding_, as contrasted with _teaching_, which did not come within the province of the διάκονος. ΤῸ ΜΥΣΤΉΡΙΟΝ ΤΗ͂Σ ΠΊΣΤΕΩΣ. The genitive might be either (_a_) _appositional_, descriptive of...
8, 9. ii. DEACONS...
ΤΉΣ ΠΊΣΤΕΩΣ _gen. от_ ΠΊΣΤΙΣ (G4102) вера, ссылка на известную суть верования. _Gen._ передает содержание или суть тайны: тайна, сущностью которой является христианская вера (Guthrie; Schlatter), ΣΥΝ...
HOLDING THE MYSTERY OF THE FAITH, &C.— The _deacons_ were to be such as held the mystery of the pure and unmixed Christian faith, and that held it in a good conscience, and would be ready openly to pr...
THE DEACONS 1 Timothy 3:8-13 _TEXT 3:8-13_ 8 Deacons in like manner must be grave, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre; 9 holding the mystery of the faith in a pure...
Holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience. THE MYSTERY OF THE FAITH. Holding the faith, which to the natural man remains a mystery, but which is revealed by the Spirit to them (; 1 Cori...
3 Translators have experienced much difficulty with this opening sentence, because it seemed to lack the principal verb. The A V adds _ so do_, the Revisers _ so do I now_. It is very seldom that any...
5 This passage is primarily intended to break down the bounds in which salvation had hitherto been confined. The testimony of past eras is no basis on which to build in this era. The testimony to the...
THE MYSTERY OF THE FAITH] the Christian faith, which, having once been hidden, is now revealed: cp. 1 Timothy 3:16....
CONCERNING THE OFFICERS OF THE CHURCH 1-7. The fourth charge to Timothy, in respect to presbyters....
FIFTH CHARGE TO TIMOTHY—as to deacons and deaconesses....
HOW TO BE A LEADER IN THE CHURCH 1 TIMOTHY _IAN MACKERVOY_ CHAPTER 3 WHAT AN *ELDER MUST BE LIKE (3:1-7) V1 Anyone who aims to be a leader in the church desires a good task. That is true. V2 But...
HOLDING THE MYSTERY OF THE FAITH IN A PURE CONSCIENCE. — The thought again comes to the surface — mere orthodoxy without the Christ-life was an empty, useless characteristic feature in any one; but _h...
CHAPTER 10 ORIGIN OF THE CHRISTIAN MINISTRY; VARIOUS CERTAINTIES AND PROBABILITIES DISTINGUISHED. - 1 Timothy 3:1 THIS passage is one of the most important in the New Testament respecting the Christi...
The qualifications of the men who are to be ministers; and first (_a_) of the episcopus (vv.1-7) secondly (_b_) of the deacons (1 Timothy 3:8-13) with a parenthetical instruction respecting women chur...
τὸ μυστήριον τῆς πίστεως : _the faith as revealed_, is the same as τὸ τῆς εὐσεβείας μυστήριον, 1 Timothy 3:16. In the earlier epistles of St. Paul τὸ μυστήριον is _a revealed secret_, in particular, t...
QUALIFICATIONS OF CHURCH OFFICIALS 1 Timothy 3:8 Younger men, referred to as deacons, were appointed to subordinate tasks, especially the relief of the poor, Acts 6:1. Though their service was less i...
Turning to the government of the Church, the apostle deals with two orders, bishops and deacons. The bishop is an overseer, whose duty it is to watch over the flock. The apostle describes the qualific...
QUALIFICATIONS OF DEACONS By using the word "likewise," Paul made it clear that the qualifications of deacons are as important as those of elders. The word deacon comes from the original diakonos, whi...
Holding the (f) mystery of the faith in a pure conscience. (f) The doctrine of the Gospel, which is indeed a mystery: for flesh and blood do not reveal it....
(1) В¶ This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work. (2) A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given t...
1 Timothy 1:1-20. We enter now on the confidential communications of the apostle to some of his fellow-labourers, and tonight on the epistles to Timothy. The two have much in common, but they have als...
_FAITH AND CONSCIENCE_ ‘Holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.’ 1 Timothy 3:9 Having discoursed on the office of a bishop, St. Paul next proceeds to speak of the qualifications of a...
9_Holding the mystery of faith _As if he had said, “Holding the pure doctrine of religion, and that from the heart, with a sincere fear of God;” or, “Being well instructed in the faith, so as not to b...
The apostle next points out to Timothy the qualities necessary for a bishop or a deacon, as well as for the wife of the latter. [4] He supposes here that there were some who desired to undertake this...
HOLDING THE MYSTERY OF THE FAITH,.... The doctrine of the Gospel, called the "faith", because it contains things to be believed; proposes Christ the object of faith; is the means by which faith comes,...
Holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience. Ver. 9. _Holding the mystery_] _See Trapp on "_ 1Ti 1:19 _"_...
_Likewise the deacons_ Of whom see on Acts 6:3, and Philippians 1:1; _must be grave_ Or _serious_, as some render σεμνους : men of a steady, decent, and venerable behaviour. No mention is made of _pre...
THE MYSTERY OF THE FAITH; the doctrines of the gospel, so called because they are addressed to our faith, and are a revelation of truths undiscoverable by the light of human reason. IN A PURE CONSCIE...
If before we have seen personal conduct that is to be consistent with assembly character, this chapter, while dealing with personal character still, connects it directly with the order of the assembly...
Holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience, 1. Mystery - What is the mystery mentioned here? How is this term used in other passages? See - Ephesians 3:3-6; Colossians 1:26-27; 1 Timothy 3...
“BUT HOLDING TO THE MYSTERY OF THE FAITH”: The “mystery” is the spiritual truth found in the gospel (Ephesians 3:6; Ephesians 6:19). So much for idea that deacons are nothing more than church janitors...
8-13 The deacons were at first appointed to distribute the charity of the church, and to manage its concerns, yet pastors and evangelists were among them. The deacons had a great trust reposed in them...
Not ignorant or inconstant persons, but such as were acquainted with the mysteries of the gospel, and believed them, and held to them; and men of a holy life....
1 Timothy 3:9 holding G2192 (G5723) mystery G3466 faith G4102 with G1722 pure G2513 conscience G4893 holding -...
1 Timothy 3:9. THE MYSTERY OF THE FAITH. The truth hidden before, but now revealed to the initiated-Comp. ‘the mystery of godliness' in 1 Timothy 3:16, and the use of the word in Ephesians 3:3-5. Guid...
THE MYSTERY OF THE FAITH (το μυστηριον της πιστεως). "The inner secret of the faith," the revelation given in Christ. See for μυστηριον in Paul (2 Thessalonians 2:7; 1 Corinthians 2:7; Romans 16:25;...
MYSTERY (1 Timothy 3:16). (_ See Scofield) - (Matthew 13:11). _...
1 Timothy 3:9 I. Look at the remarkable combination of revelation and truth, and conscience which the text exhibits. The Apostle knew nothing or cared nothing for those controversies between revelatio...
CONTENTS: Qualifications of elders and deacons. CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Satan. CONCLUSION: Those having places of authority in the church must be blameless, not lying under any scandal, watchful ag...
1 Timothy 3:1. _This is a true saying,_ an indubitable word, _if a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work,_ a laudable sphere of labour and usefulness. But by the idea of a primiti...
THEY SHOULD HOLD. To the revealed truth of God's act in Christ (see 1 Corinthians 2:6-10). WITH A CLEAR CONSCIENCE. That is, fear or self-interest will not cause them to either conceal or disguise thi...
_Likewise must the deacons be grave._ THE IDEAL DEACON I. Deacons should be of noble character (1 Timothy 3:8). 1. They were to be grave--_i.e._, of serious deportment--not sharing in the follies a...
1 TIMOTHY—NOTE ON 1 TIMOTHY 3:8 Along with elders (vv. 1 Timothy 3:1), deacons have specific responsibilities in the NT church (see...
1 TIMOTHY—NOTE ON 1 TIMOTHY 3:9 MYSTERY refers here to the entire revealed content of God’s plan of salvation through Christ (see 1 Corinthians 4:1;...
_CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES_ 1 Timothy 3:8. DEACONS.—Originally dispensers of the Church’s bounty, they came to be regarded as the subordinates of the presbyters. NOT GREEDY.—Like the first purse...
EXPOSITION 1 TIMOTHY 3:1 _Faithful is the saying _for _this is a true saying_,_ _A.V.; _seeketh _for _desire_,_ _A.V. FAITHFUL IS THE SAYING (see above, 1 Timothy 1:15, note). This manifestly refers...
Tonight we will be studying First Timothy three and four. It is interesting as Paul writes to Timothy on several occasions, he uses phrases that are interesting to me. He said, This is a faithful sayi...
1 Timothy 1:19; 1 Timothy 1:5; 1 Timothy 3:16; 2 John 1:10; 2 John 1:9
The mystery of the faith [τ ο μ υ σ τ η ρ ι ο ν τ η ς π ι σ τ ε ω ς]. The phrase N. T. '. In the Gospels only, mystery or mysteries of the kingdom of God or of heaven. In Paul, mystery or mysteries of...
Holding fast the faith in a pure conscience — Steadfast in faith, holy in heart and life....
That is, they must be sound believers, and of an upright life, maintaining truth of doctrine and soundness of faith, by sincerity of heart and integrity of life....