A) A Bishop: Is this a pastor? Or is this a regional manager/overseer? 3:1 The position of a bishop is not the monarchical episcopate, which developed later. The Greek word episkopos designates a local pastoral oversight. Hence, a better word than “bishop” to express its meaning may be “supervisor” or “overseer.” Paul elsewhere uses the words “presbyter” or “elder” to refer to the same office.
B) Must be: Here comes the boom. I love y’all. But there is no possible way that this refers to the past. Sorry. It is all present tense. And when we add to the Word because of style or traditions, we do a disservice to the truth. The entire premise is for Timothy to find a currently qualified person. They are not disqualified because of their BC days.
C) Blameless: Not perfect. Not perfect, but one against whom no evil charge can be proved. Accusations from Satan and The Worldly fly all the time at Christians.
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