Recent content by Josepus86

I can appreciate where you are coming from, but you are putting the cart before the horse. "An Overseer must be...the husband of one wife..." My argument is not that polygyny can or should be practiced and I have said that most men should not practice it. My argument is that this section of...

@everyone I have an odd way of processing information, and I do appreciate everyone’s time and thoughts on the subject. I have kind of bit down and locked my jaw on this, and I do believe that the vast majority of believers read these texts and glaze over them taking their meaning for granted...

I appreciate you loving rebuke, but whether I say “I” or the “text” doesn’t change whether my argument is valid or not.

18 I warn everyone who hears the words ofthe prophecy of this book: pif anyone adds tothem, God will add to him the plaguesdescribed in this book, 19 and if anyone takesaway from the words of the book of thisprophecy, God will take away his share inqthe tree of life and in rthe holy city...

Where does it say “per” in the text?

I am saying that whether Paul believed that there are exceptions or not he has communicated a mandate for an officer to be married, and if that is not binding, none of it is binding, but to apply this criteria we should approach as a ballpark figure with liberal (generous) exegesis

Where does it say that a deacon should be debt free, I can only see “manages his household well”

Yes you are right in one regard it is not a binding criteria, for reasons you have pointed out, therefore we should be approaching these section with liberal exegesis and not prohibit woman and polygamists from office. This has been my point throughout this discussion.

To be serious for a minute. I am not on here to start a debate, And flesh my cerebral muscles, Just to stroke my own ego. I sincerely would like to hear everyone’s points of view. It is 3am here can currently, But I would like to hear yours and everyone’s take on the subject

At this point then, I consider the requirement of burden of proof to be on you, not me. I have said and I say again, “an overseer must be… the husband of one wife…” Can you refute this? What about the Ephesians mystery cults refutes my assertion?

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So, what is your evidence from the "cultural context" that refutes my assertion? Because all you have said is there is a "cultural context" Please give me some citations. You could say that it says "a husband of [only] one wife." And I will say what is the cultural context by which you make...

Let deacons each be the husband of one wife, managing their children and their own households well. 1 timothy 3:12 [Make] deacons each be the husband of one wife, [make them] manage their children and their own households well. “Let your waist be girded and your lamps burning; Luke 12:35 "[make]...

Sorry 2 peter 1:21, I am not infallible