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A Rebuke of Ignorant & Negligent Pastors (Isaiah 56:9-12)
Zachary Garris
A Rebuke of Ignorant & Negligent Pastors (Isaiah 56:9-12)
Zachary Garris

The pastors described in Isaiah 56 seek their own good at the expense of the sheep, they do not possess the knowledge needed to guide the sheep, and they do not do the hard work of warning and protecting the sheep.

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Zachary Garris
Deacons’ Wives, Not Female Deacons (1 Timothy 3:11)
Zachary Garris
Deacons’ Wives, Not Female Deacons (1 Timothy 3:11)
Zachary Garris

Instead of v. 11 speaking of female deacons, the alternative explanation is that Paul has lesser requirements for women because they do not actually hold office.

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Zachary Garris
The Immorality of Forbidding Clergy from Marriage
Zachary Garris
The Immorality of Forbidding Clergy from Marriage
Zachary Garris

The practice of Rome and the Orthodox requiring some or all clergy to be celibate goes well beyond the teaching of the Bible.

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Zachary Garris
Is a Pastor an Elder? (The Two vs. Three-Office View of Church Leadership)
Zachary Garris
Is a Pastor an Elder? (The Two vs. Three-Office View of Church Leadership)
Zachary Garris

Is the pastor a third office in addition to elder and deacon? Or is the pastor an elder who has the special task of teaching and preaching in addition to ruling?

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Zachary Garris

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