教會
2018/06/06
《教會》
-3- A biblical church is led by qualified elders.
教會必須由夠資格的人來帶領。
＊In Titus 1:5–9, Paul said to Titus:
“This is why I left you in Crete, so that you might put what remained into order, and appoint elders in every town as I directed you—if ヾanyone is above reproach, ゝthe husband of one wife, and ゞhis children are believers and 々not open to the charge of debauchery or insubordination. For an overseer, as God’s steward, ⓐmust be above reproach. He must ⓑnot be arrogant or ⓒquick-tempered or ⓓa drunkard or ⓔviolent or ⓕgreedy for gain, but ⓖhospitable, a ⓗlover of good, ⓘself-controlled, ⓙupright, ⓚholy, and ⓛdisciplined (controlling ones self ). He must ⓜhold firm to the trustworthy word as taught, so that he may ⓝbe able to give instruction in sound doctrine and also ⓞto rebuke those who contradict it.”
題多書1:5我從前留你在革哩底，是要你將那沒有辦完的事都辦整齊了，又照我所吩咐你的，在各城設立長老。6若有ヾ無可指責的人，ゝ只作一個婦人的丈夫，ゞ兒女也是信主的，々沒有人告他們是放蕩不服約束的，就可以設立。7監督既是神的管家，必須ⓐ無可指責，ⓑ不任性，ⓒ不暴躁，ⓓ不因酒滋事，ⓔ不打人，ⓕ不貪無義之財。8ⓖ樂意接待遠人，ⓗ好善，ⓘ莊重，ⓙ公平，ⓚ聖潔ⓛ自持。9ⓜ堅守所教真實的道理，就ⓝ能將純正的教訓勸化人，又ⓞ能把爭辯的人駁倒了。
＊Paul insisted that the churches he founded be led by qualified elders.
教會的合格執事同工是多麼重要。
This was so important to Paul that he left Titus behind in Crete for the express purpose of finding and appointing qualified elders for each church. In our post-modern, democratic society, the idea of eldership isn’t especially popular, but it is especially biblical. If you’re not being led by qualified elders, don’t call yourself a church.
在我們後現代的民主社會中，長老的觀念並不特別流行，但它特別符合聖經。如果不是由合格的執事同工領導，不要稱自己為教會。
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