60IN60 Day 23 - Tues Sept 24

It's Day 23 and we're in 1 Timothy 4.

Where God Spoke To Me:

- Verse 7 - "discipline yourself" - Spiritual growth doesn't happen by accident.

Help:

- Verse 10 - Jesus is the Savior of all people because He died to make it possible for everyone to be forgiven, but there is obviously a sense in which He is especially the Savior for those of us who have accepted His sacrifice.

- Verse 12 - "youthfulness" - Timothy was relatively young.

If you want to read the chapter online, here's a link.

If you have a question or comment, email me at butcher@ymail.com.

Your Questions or Comments:

- Two questions on the same verse yesterday: "Given the context, who are the women he's talking about in verse 11?" and "The women being referred to, are they deacons?"  - The word is translated "Women" in the NASB and "their wives" in the NIV.  In the original Greek the word is simply "women."  The NIV translates it "their wives" based on the context.  There are Christians who do not believe in women deacons.  They would argue this reference is to the wives of deacons.  They would argue that references elsewhere in the New Testament to "deaconesses" is not female members of a group of deacons, but a difference ministry group doing a different task than deacons.  There are Christians who do believe in women deacons.  They would argue that the reference in 1 Timothy 3 shares some additional qualities Paul is looking for in female deacons.  They would argue that references elsewhere in the New Testament to "deaconesses" are female members of a deacon board.  This falls under one of the "disputable matters" that Paul discusses in Romans 14 where Christians have different views on secondary issues.