...asserting this, I do not contend with that which the apostle Paul saith : ' This is a true saying, if a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work,' but I entirely agree with his words. For I deem it not evil, to strive after the office, but after...

...Jesus which are at Philippi, with the bishops and deacons' (Philippians 1.1). 'This is a true saying, if a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work' (I Timothy 3.1). This point is discussed more fully below, pp. 156—61. describing episcopacy as a...

...bishop from a 'Babylonian' or a religious standpoint. The Apostle Paul said, "This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work." (I Tim. 3:1) The bishop ministry is not some kind of title that denotes importance; it is a good 'work'....

...LEADERSHIP, PART I Ascending to the Bishopric and the Early Years, 1868-1880 This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work. —1 Timothy 3:1, Holy Bible, King James Version If Hood's entire career had been limited to his successes...

...qualifications for a bishop. For example, if someone desired to be a bishop, Paul had this counsel, 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 behaviour, given...

...shalt not do it." (Int. to Bl. Com.) Sec. 399. Qualifications of a Bishop. 1 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 wife, vigilant, sober, or good behaviour, given...

...just, holy, temperate" (Tit. 1:5-8). Paul gives a very similar list elsewhere. 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 12 Francis Schaeffer, The Complete Works of Francis A. Schaeffer,...

...but are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souk. I Peter 2:25 This is a true saying, if a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work. I Timothy 3:1 The Lord Jesus Christ is The Bishop of bishops and as such He is The Overseer of overseers....

...I have desired to eat this passover with you before I suffer" (Luke 22:15). Paul wrote to Timothy, "If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work" ( 1 Timothy 3: 1 ) . Even in unregenerate people, natural desire may produce some commendable results...

...two positions that God has for the local church. In 1 Timothy 3:1 we read, "This is a true saying, if a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work," and in 1 Timothy 3:10, "And let these also be first proved; then let them use the office of a deacon,...