1 Timothy 2:1-3:16
Jim Watt
jmbetter at gmail.com
Sat Nov 21 19:05:31 PST 2009
“*TWO ARE BETTER THAN ONE” MINISTRIES*
*Jim & Marie Watt*
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*November 21, 2009
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*C. 1 TIMOTHY 2:1-3:16*
*REGULATION OF WORSHIP AND ORDINATION OF LEADERS*
*1. 2:1-7 THE PURPOSE OF GENERAL PRAYER*
*a. 2:1-2 PRAYER TO BE MADE FOR ALL*
Pa-ra-kaL*O* [3870] oun PR*O*ton PANt*o*n poiEISthai de*E*seis [1162],
*I exhort therefore first of all to make supplications,*
pro-seuCHAS [4335], enTEUxeis [1783], eu-cha-riSTIas [2169], huPER PANt*o*n
anTHR*O*p*o*n;
*prayers, intercessions, thanksgivings, for all men;*
huPER ba-siLE*o*n [935] kai PANt*o*n t*o*n en hu-pe-roCH*E* [5247] ONt*o*n;
*2 for kings and all that are in high places;*
HIna *E*re-mon [2263] kai h*e*SUchi-on [2272] BIon [979] diAg*o*-men [1236]
*that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life*
en PAs*e* eu-seBEIa [2150] kai semNOt*e*-ti [4587].
*in all godliness and gravity.*
*b. 2:3-4 SPECIFIC PURPOSE OF PRAYER*
TOUto kaLON kai aPOdek-ton [587] eN*O*pi-on tou s*o*T*E*ros [4990] h*e*M*O*N
TheOU;
*This is good and acceptable before God our :Savior;*
hos PANtas anTHR*O*pous THElei s*o*TH*E*nai [4982]
*4 who wills all men to be saved *
kai eis ePIGn*o*-sin [1922] a-l*e*THEIas elTHEIN.
*and to come to a knowledge of truth.*
*c. 2:5-7 PAUL: HERALD OF THE ONE MEDIATOR!*
Heis gar TheOS, heis kai meSIt*e*s [3316] TheOU kai anTHR*O*p*o*n,
ANthr*o*-pos,
ChrisTOS 'I*e*SOUS,
*For one is God, one is also mediator between God and men, a man, Christ
Jesus,*
ho dous he-auTON anTIlu-tron [487] huPER PANt*o*n;
*6 who gave himself a ransom for all;*
to marTUri-on [3142] kaiROIS [2540] iDIois;
*the testimony to be in its own seasons;*
eis ho eTEth*e*n [5087] eG*O* K*E*rux [2783] kai aPOsto-los [652]
*7 whereunto I was appointed preacher and apostle*
(aL*E*thei-an LEg*o*, ou PSEUdo-mai [5574]),
*(I speak truth, I lie not),*
diDAska-los [1320] ethN*O*N [1484] en PIstei kai a-l*e*THEIa.
*a teacher of the nations in faith and truth.*
*2. 2:8-3:1a MAN: THE LEADER OF WORSHIP IN THE CHURCH*
*a. 2:8 QUALIFICATION FOR PRAYER*
BOUlo-mai [1014] oun proSEUches-thai [4336] tous ANdras en panTI TOp*o*
[5117],
*I desire therefore the men to pray in every place,*
aPAIron-tas [1869] hoSIous [3741] CHEIras, ch*o*RIS orG*E*S [3709] kai
di-a-lo-gisM*O*N [1261].
*lifting up holy hands, without wrath and disputings.*
*b. 2:9-10 THE DRESS OF WOMEN*
h*o*SAUt*o*s, guNAIkas [1135] en ka-taSTOl*e* [2689] kosMI*o* [2887],
*Likewise, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel,*
meTA aiDOUS [127] kai s*o*-phroSUn*e*s [4997], kosMEIN [2885] he-auTAS;
*with modesty and sobriety;*
m*e* en PLEGma-sin [4117], kai chruSI*o* [5557] *e* mar-gaRItais *e*hi-ma-tisM
*O* [2441] po-lu-teLEI [4185];
*not with braids, and gold or pearls or costly raiment;*
all' (ho PREpei [4241] gu-naiXIN e-pag-gel-loMEnais [1861] the-oSEbei-an
[2317]) di' ERg*o*n a-gaTH*O*N.
*10 but (which becomes women professing godliness) through good works.*
*c. 2:11 SUBJECTION OF WOMEN*
GuN*E* en h*e*-suCHIa [2271] man-thaNEt*o* [3129] en PAs*e* hu-po-taG*E*
[5292].
*Let a woman learn in quietness with all subjection.*
*d. 2:12 THE RELATIONSHIP OF WOMAN AND MAN*
diDASkein [1321] de gu-naiKI [1135] ouk e-piTREp*o* [2010],
*But I permit not a woman to teach,*
ouDE au-thenTEIN [831] anDROS, all' EInai en h*e*-suCHIa [2271].
*nor to have dominion over a man, but to be in quietness.*
*e. 2:13-15 THE REASON FOR WOMAN'S SUBJECTION*
A-DAM gar PR*O*tos ePLASth*e* [4111], EIte E-UA;
*For Adam was first formed, then Eve;*
kai A-DAM ouk *e*-paT*E*th*e* [538], h*e* de guN*E*
*14 and Adam was not deceived, but the woman*
e-xa-pa-t*e*THEIsa [538] en pa-raBAsei [3847] GEgo-nen:
*being much deceived has fallen into transgression:*
s*o*TH*E*se-tai [4982] de diA t*e*s tek-no-goNIas [5042],
*15 but she shall be saved through the childbearing,*
eAN MEIn*o*-sin [3306] en PIstei kai aGAp*e* kai ha-gi-asM*O* [38] meTA s*o*
-phroSUn*e*s [4997].
*if they continue in faith and love and sanctification with sobriety.*
*f. 3:1a Faithful the saying. *PiSTOS [4103] ho LOgos.
*3. 3:1b-13 QUALIFICATIONS FOR OVERSEERS, DEACONS & WIVES OF OFFICERS*
*a. 3:1b-6 QUALIFICATIONS FOR OVERSEERS IN THE CHURCH & HOME*
Ei tis e-pi-skoP*E*S [1984] oREge-tai [3713], kaLOU ERgou e-pi-thuMEI [1937]
:
*If one seeks an overseership, he disires a good work:*
dei oun ton ePIsko-pon [1985] a-nePIl*e*mp-ton [423] EInai,
*2 the overseer therefore must be without reproach,*
miAS gu-naiKOS ANdra, n*e*PHAli-on [3524], S*O*phro-na [4998],
*husband of one wife, temperate, soberminded,*
KOSmi-on [2887], phiLOxe-non [5382], di-dak-tiKON [1317];
*orderly, hospitality-lover, apt to teach;*
m*e* PAroi-non [3943], m*e* PL*E*Kt*e*n [4131];
*3 no brawler, no striker, *
alLA e-pi-eiK*E* [1933], Ama-chon [269], a-phiLARgu-ron [866];
*but gentle, not contentious, no money-lover;*
tou iDIou OIkou kaL*O*S pro-iSTAme-non [4291],
*4 ruling well his own :house,*
TEKna [5043] Echon-ta en hu-po-taG*E* [5292] meTA PAs*e*s semNOt*e*-tos
[4587];
*having childen in subjection with all gravity;*
(ei de tis tou iDIou OIkou proST*E*nai [4291] ouk OIden,
*5 (but if one knows not how to rule his own :house,*
p*o*s ek-kl*e*SIas [1577] TheOU e-pi-meL*E*se-tai [1959]?)
*how shall he care for God's church?)*
m*e* neOphu-ton [3504], HIna m*e* tu-ph*o*THEIS [5187] eis KRIma [2917]emPEs
*e* [1706] tou di-aBOlou [1228].
*6 not a novice, lest puffed up he fall into condemnation of the devil.*
*b. 3:7 QUALIFICATION FOR OVERSEERS: OUTSIDE TESTIMONY*
dei de kai mar-tuRIan [3141] kaL*E*N Echein aPO t*o*n Ex*o*-then:
*Moreover he must have good testimony from them without:*
HIna m*e* eis o-nei-disMON [3680] emPEs*e* [1706] kai paGIda [3803] tou
di-aBOlou [1228].
*lest he fall into reproach and the devil's snare.*
*c. 3:8-9 QUALIFICATION OF DEACONS*
Di-aKOnous [1249] h*o*SAUt*o*s semNOUS [4586], m*e* diLOgous [1351],
*Deacons likewise must be grave, not double-tongued,*
m*e* OIn*o* [3631] polL*O* proSEchon-tas [4337], m*e* ais-chro-kerDEIS [146]
;
*not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre;*
Echon-tas to muST*E*ri-on [3466] t*e*s PIste-*o*s en ka-thaRA [2513] su-neiD
*E*sei [4893].
*9 holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.*
*d. 3:10 PROVING OF DEACONS*
kai HOUtoi de do-ki-maZESth*o*-san [1381] PR*O*ton;
*And let these also first be proved;*
EIta di-a-koNEIt*o*-san [1247], aNEGkl*e*-toi [410] ONtes.
*then let them serve as deacons, if they be blameless.*
*e. 3:11 QUALIFICATION FOR WIVES OF OVERSEERS AND DEACONS*
guNAIkas [1135] h*o*SAUt*o*s semNAS [4586], m*e* di-aBOlous [1228],
*Women likewise must be grave, not slanderers,*
n*e*-phaLIous [3524], piSTAS [4103] en PAsin.
*temperate, faithful in all things.*
*f. 3:12 HOME QUALIFICATION OF DEACONS*
diAko-noi [1249] Est*o*-san miAS gu-naiKOS ANdres,
*Let deacons be husbands of one wife,*
TEKn*o*n [5043] kaL*O*S pro-iSTAme-nos [4291] kai t*o*n iDI*o*n OIk*o*n.
*ruling the children and their own :houses well.*
*g. 3:13 REWARD OF DEACONS*
hoi gar kaL*O*S di-a-koN*E*san-tes [1247] bathMON [898] he-auTOIS kaLON
pe-ri-poiOUNtai [4046],
*For who have served well as deacons gain to themselves a good standing,*
kai polL*E*N par-r*e*SIan [3954] en PIstei t*e* en ChrisT*O* 'I*e*SOU.
*and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus.*
*4. 3:14-16 THE NATURE OF GOD'S HOUSE*
*a. 3:14-15 BEHAVIOR IN HOUSE OF GOD*
TAU-TA soi GRAph*o*, elPIz*o*n [1679] elTHEIN PROS se en TAchei [5032];
*These things write I to you, hoping to come unto your shortly;*
eAN de braDUn*o* [1019] HIna eiD*E*S [1492] p*o*s dei en OIk*o* TheOU
a-naSTREphes-thai [90],
*15 but if I delay that you know how one should behave in God's house,*
H*E*tis esTIN ek-kl*e*SIa [1577] TheOU Z*O*Ntos [2198], STUlos [4769] kai
eDRAI*o*-ma [1477] t*e*s a-l*e*THEIas,
*the which is the living God's church, pillar and ground of the truth.*
*b. 3:16 MYSTERY OF GODLINESS*
kai ho-mo-lo-gouMEn*o*s [3672] MEga esTIN to t*e*s eu-seBEIas [2150]
muST*E*ri-on
[3466];
*And confessedly great is the mystery of :godliness;*
Hos e-pha-neR*O*th*e* [5319] en sarKI [4561],
*Who was manifested in the flesh,*
e-di-kai*O*th*e* [1344] en PNEUma-ti [4151],
*Justified in the spirit,*
*O*PHth*e* [3700] agGElois [32],
*Seen of angels,*
e-k*e*RUCHth*e* [2784] en ETHne-sin [1484],
*Preached among nations,*
e-piSTEUth*e* [4100] en KOSm*o* [2889],
*Believed on in the world,*
a-neL*E*MPHth*e* [353] en DOx*e* [1391] .
*Received up in glory.*
*NOTE**: *Of the first 130 chapters of this Greek Interlinear Bible
Numerics NT, the texts of which were finished by Ivan Panin in 1941 - the
notes on these 2 chapters are probably the most controversial so far.
Perhaps the first item we should consider is 1 Timothy 3:1a, *“Faithful the
saying.*” Bible Numerics clearly places this sentence with the preceding
section, 2:8-3:1a, not with 3:1b-13. By recognition of the change of context
here, we are noting that the Lord Jesus by the Holy Spirit through the
apostle Paul, is asking us to be very clear in our understanding of this
portion of Scripture. It is not just an insight on God's thinking on the
role of women, but also the qualification for men in the role of Eldership
or Overseership.
How many “pastors” have seriously considered in the light of this passage,
whether they should be serving in the role of pastor? Their children and
household are “anything” but in line with the qualifications set forth here.
One pastor's rebellious daughter married an unbeliever, who murdered her and
cut her body into little pieces. And this pastor's wife was anything but one
with him in the ministry.
To help many of you, men and women, to hear clearly what God in His Word is
really saying here - let me share with you my confession.
I became a student minister or pastor in 1946 in Saskatchewan, Canada. This
decision was partly in the light of the low standards of the church at large
in those days. Guidelines seldom even referred to God and His Bible. We were
much like Israel in the last verse of the book of Judges - *“In those days,
there was no king in Israel - every man did what was right in his own eyes.”
*
After my marriage in 1948 and the arrival of children, I entered more fully
into the role of pastor. However, I confess that my role as father and
husband really did not qualify me to pastor a church. I do believe God has
called me to the ministry, but not as a pastor. There are 5 ministries in
Ephesians 4:11-12, including the prophet and the teacher. I see myself more
as a “prophetic teacher,” or a “teaching prophet.” I believe many men
serving in the role of pastor today - are like myself. They fit more as an
Apostle, Prophet, Evangelist or Teacher - than a pastor, serving as overseer
and shepherd.
Think of it this way. When our Lord Jesus soon returns and sets up His
Millennial Kingdom, ruling from Jerusalem, what do you suppose He will
change in the present role of His Church? His Body? Will it be much more
like He laid out 2000 years ago through the apostle Paul? I personally
believe so! The church has been like Israel, and departed as much from
apostolic guidelines, as Israel did from the law.
I place the above first, to make it easier for women to anticipate their
adjustments in returning to God's standards for them too. I have heard those
of the “Women's Lib spirit” say - *“I could knock Paul's head off with a
rolling -pin for saying it isn't 50-50!” * But what if it wasn't Paul
directly speaking in his 14 letters of the NT - but Jesus by His Spirit
speaking through Paul? Paul clearly averred that what he spoke was *not* him
speaking, but the Lord *through him*. (1 Corinthians 14:37). Peter claimed
the same thing (2 Peter 1:21 (12-21)).
Mary Slessor of Calabar, Africa, missionary from Scotland, served
apostolically in founding churches composed of her own converts to Jesus.
She would then call her bishop and elders from the mouth of the Congo to
come up and ordain those men she deemed qualified to be elders. When her
bishop said - “Ma, you do all this tremendous work, and then we come in and
take the glory. It isn't right!” “Hush, boys”, she would reply. “We know
what the Word says. You do your role, and I'll do mine!. And the Lord will
give the right rewards out in the end! “
Sophie Muller of New Tribes Mission in South America took the same
position. She functioned apostolically, but would not take the title. She
like Ma Slessor founded churches from raw paganism in 3 Sound American
countries: Ecuador, Venezuela and Columbia. Her overseers would come in and
ordain elders she deemed qualified. She like Ma Slessor would serve under
these elders for a while until she was satisfied that they were functioning
adequately - then pushed on to found another church.
And what of deacons in a local church? In the church of Jerusalem there
were but 7 deacons serving a City Church of at least 10,000 members, and
perhaps 300 churches in the home of 50-100 each. Plurality of Eldership was
in the city church, not the local church. Deacons were for the city church,
not the local church. Local churches were in the home, not in special
buildings. In a sense, the 7 city deacons of Jerusalem were probably chosen
from 7 of the individual local elders from churches in the home. Two of them
soon were promoted by God to the office of the Evangelist: Philip and
Stephen. Stephen became probably the first Jerusalem martyr.
Does this all sound strange? *It is*. But is *this* probably what took
place in the City Churches of Paul's day? I believe Timothy and Titus walked
in these truths. As you have probably surmised, I am leaving it to you to
look over my Interlinear summaries to these two chapters. I leave it to you
to make notes on these two chapters as you feel our Lord Jesus was thinking
as He gave them to Paul for Timothy. I acknowledge that this is not a
sermonette by a preacherette for Christianettes. *This* is solid food, not
milk. This is post-graduate study. But - ask the Spirit to help you, and He
will indeed make sense out of these 2 chapters on your behalf. J.A.W.
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