{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Bible Lessons from Jeff Gulleson","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.jeffgulleson.com\/bible-studies","author_name":"Jeff Gulleson","author_url":"https:\/\/www.jeffgulleson.com\/bible-studies\/author\/jgulleson\/","title":"I Tim. 3:8-13 - Bible Lessons from Jeff Gulleson","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"14qUAQdDEx\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jeffgulleson.com\/bible-studies\/1-timothy\/1-timothy-3\/i-tim-38-13\/\">I Tim. 3:8-13<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jeffgulleson.com\/bible-studies\/1-timothy\/1-timothy-3\/i-tim-38-13\/embed\/#?secret=14qUAQdDEx\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;I Tim. 3:8-13&#8221; &#8212; Bible Lessons from Jeff Gulleson\" data-secret=\"14qUAQdDEx\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! 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(Loving God, fellow Christians, the non-Christian world) 1:7-8 &#8211; The law is good if used properly. (The law\u2019s deterrent, punitive and educative purposes) 1:8-11 &#8211; \u201cWhatever else \u2026\u201d The Gospel Ethic. (Law-Philia University) 1:11 &#8211; Our Relationship with \u201cThe Blessed God.\u201d (Causing God pain or joy) 1:12-16 Why Paul considered himself the worst of sinners. 1:12-16 Conversion of the apostle Paul. 1:12-16 Paul\u2019s call to ministry. 1:17 Paul\u2019s doxology of praise for his conversion. 1:18-20 How to avoid shipwrecking our faith. 2:1-3 The Christian is to pray for all men. 2:4,6 Comparison of Calvinism &amp; Armenianism. 2:5-6 The man, Christ Jesus, the only mediator. 2:1-7 The vision, the message, the means. 2:8-15 Treatment of women in the ancient world, the early church and the Bible. 2:8-15 Three key hermeneutic principles to follow when studying the Bible. 2:8 Praying Men with Peaceful Hearts 2:9-10 A First-Century Christian Woman\u2019s Dress and Deeds 2:11-12 Does Submission Demand Silence? 2:13-15 Paul\u2019s Logic for Requiring Women to Be Silent in The Ephesian House Churches. 3:1 Why Aspiring to Church Leadership Can Be a Good Thing. 3:2 Spiritual Gifting Required of an Ephesian Elder \u2013 Teaching 3:2 Spiritual Gifting Required of an Ephesian Elder \u2013 Hospitality 3:4-5 Spiritual Gifting Required of an Ephesian Elder &#8211;Leadership 3:2-7 Ethical Demands of the NT and the Ethics Tests for Elders 3:2-7 Ethical Qualities Required of an Ephesian Elder 3:8-13 The Ever Present Danger of Ethical Disconnect in a Christian\u2019s Life 3:8-13 The Ministry of Deacons in the Early Church 3:9 Keeping Hold of the Deep Truths of the Faith\u00a0 REVIEW OF STUDIES IN I TIM. 3:8-13:\u00a0 1. Deacons and all believers must hold the deep truths, that is \u201cMysteries of the Faith.\u201d One of those revealed \u201cmysteries\u201d often passed over by the church in history is the winning of\u00a0the Unreached People Groups of the world. 2. All Christians must hold to the high ethical standards of the NT yet it is quite easy for Christians in every generation to develop an \u201cethical disconnect\u201d between what the Scripture teaches and what the moral\/ethical climate of the culture finds acceptable. \u00a03. The meaning and ministry of deacons in the early church should revolutionize our idea of leadership and the world\u2019s idea of \u201creligion.\u201d \u00a08Deacons, likewise, are to be men worthy of respect, sincere, not indulging in much wine, and not pursuing dishonest gain. 9They must keep hold of the deep truths of the faith with a clear conscience. 10They must first be tested; and then if there is nothing against them, let them serve as deacons. 11In the same way, their wives are to be women worthy of respect, not malicious talkers [&hellip;]"}