Template:Bishop in the Bible
Bishop in the Bible
- 1 Timothy 3:1 "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 to hospitality, apt to teach; 3 Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous; 4 One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity; 5 (For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?) 6 Not a novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil. 7 Moreover he must have a good report of them which are without; lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil."
- Titus 1:6 "If any be blameless[1], the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of riot or unruly. 7 For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God[2]; not selfwilled,[3] not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre; 8 But a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just, holy, temperate; 9 Holding fast the faithful word as he hath been taught, that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers. 10 For there are many unruly and vain talkers and deceivers, specially they of the circumcision: 11 Whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre’s sake. 12 One of themselves, even a prophet of their own, said, The Cretians are alway liars, evil beasts, slow bellies. 13 This witness is true. Wherefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith; 14 Not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men, that turn from the truth. 15 Unto the pure all things are pure: but unto them that are defiled and unbelieving is nothing pure; but even their mind and conscience is defiled. 16 They profess that they know God; but in works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate."
Each of us are to be led by the Holy Spirit with that overseer the Bishop of our soul.[4]
- ↑ 410 ~ἀνέγκλητος~ anegkletos \@an-eng’-klay-tos\@ from 1 (as a negative particle) and a derivative of 1458; adj AV-blameless 4, unreproveable 1; 5 1) that cannot be called into account, unreproveable, unaccused, blameless For Synonyms see entry 5887
- ↑ 3623 ~οἰκονόμος~ oikonomos \@oy-kon-om’-os\@ from 3624 and the base of 3551; n m AV-steward 8, chamberlain 1, governor 1; 10
- 1) the manager of household or of household affairs
- 1a) esp. a steward, manager, superintendent (whether free-born or as was usually the case, a freed-man or a slave) to whom the head of the house or proprietor has intrusted the management of his affairs, the care of receipts and expenditures, and the duty of dealing out the proper portion to every servant and even to the children not yet of age
- 1b) the manager of a farm or landed estate, an overseer
- 1c) the superintendent of the city’s finances, the treasurer of a city (or of treasurers or quaestors of kings)
- 2) metaph. the apostles and other Christian teachers and bishops and overseers
- 1) the manager of household or of household affairs
- ↑ This word is from two words meaning self pleasure. The Essenes you to have a phrase translated as "lovers of soft things" concerning ministers who took benefits from governors
- ↑ 1 Peter 2:25 For ye were as sheep going astray; but are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls.