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We were pleased to welcome John Lee from Bognor Regis who took our third monthly conference of the series on 1 Timothy.
Below are live tweets from the evening, as well as a recording of the conference:
Tonight we're live tweeting from our third monthly conference on #1Timothy with John Lee looking at chapter 3.
— Parkside Christn Fwp (@ParksideCF) January 14, 2012
John begins by reading the whole of #1Timothy 3.
— Parkside Christn Fwp (@ParksideCF) January 14, 2012
'Bishops', in this context are seen as being overseers. 'Elders' are seen to be mature in years and the faith. #1Timothy
— Parkside Christn Fwp (@ParksideCF) January 14, 2012
Bishops, elders and shepherds are different words for the same role of overseers. #1Timothy3
— Parkside Christn Fwp (@ParksideCF) January 14, 2012
Elders of a local church are always mentioned in the plural and are always male. Their role is to 'take care of the church' and 'rule well'.
— Parkside Christn Fwp (@ParksideCF) January 14, 2012
Deacons are taken from a Greek word and are defined as 'servants in relation to their work'. #1Timothy3
— Parkside Christn Fwp (@ParksideCF) January 14, 2012
Deacons are split into two roles – 'deacons of the church' and 'deacons of Christ' and can be either male or female. #1Timothy3
— Parkside Christn Fwp (@ParksideCF) January 14, 2012
You can listen to the conference below:
Parkside Christian Fellowship
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