 A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach; not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous...  The General Baptist repository, and Missionary observer [afterw.] The ... - Page 411844Full view - About this book
 | Gary Lamore - 2005 - 425 pages
...shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array; 1 Timothy 3:3 3 Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous; 1 Timothy 3:7 7 Moreover he must have a good report of them which are without; lest he fall into reproach... | |
 | Angelina Kiena Mascari - 2005 - 154 pages
...bear fruit,- but the tree will eventually die because of its corrupt roots, and all who eat of it. "Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous" (Titus 3:3). "For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have... | |
 | F. Ivez Sawyer - 2005 - 192 pages
...bad-tempered speech. "This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work. A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behavior, given to hospitality, apt to teach; Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre;... | |
 | Kevin Wayne Johnson - 2005 - 232 pages
...This verb is used 114 times and in all periods of biblical Hebrew. 174 Be An Example to the Children "One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity... " (1 Timothy 3:4) Ruleth well his own house means that he manages his family rightly. Having his children... | |
 | Kingsley Mitchell - 2005 - 126 pages
...Bishops". "This is a true saying, if a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work. A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober of good behavior, given to hospitality, apt to teach; Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre;... | |
 | Susannah Anderson - 2005 - 291 pages
...minister of the gospel, he wrote, "...must be blameless, the husband of one wife, ...of good behaviour, ...one that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection." He must "love his wife," treating her with respect, "as the weaker partner". I need not have worried... | |
 | Joda Collins - 2005 - 182 pages
...he were patient, not a brawler or covetous in the past or not. In addition, he must currently "rale well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity" whether or not he has been in control of his home or children in the past. The focus is on what the... | |
 | Russell R. Standish, Colin D. Standish - 2006 - 518 pages
...Conference. TRUTH 'This is a true saying, If a MAN desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work. 2A bishop then must be blameless, the HUSBAND of one...filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous; 4One that ruleth well HIS own house, having HIS children in subjection with all gravity; 5(For if a... | |
 | Francisco I Victa, III - 2006 - 218 pages
...Timothy 3. "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...good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach; [31 Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;... | |
 | Brian Roberts - 2006 - 339 pages
...Tim. 3:1-4 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...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;... | |
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