Biblical Reading and Reflections: July 11th (Esther 7 & 1 Timothy 3)
Alastair's Adversaria
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The Role of the Overseer in the Church
In the initial household structure, the elders would have had their role almost by default. This domestic setting also explains some of the challenges that paul deals with in the preceding chapter. What we likely see in first timothy, chapter three is a stage in the development of the church beyond this initial house old organization to a form that is more locally centralized within a single city or something like that.
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