deacon – Bible Q

Who is Phoebe? What role did she play in the Bible?

Answered by BibleQ . April 7, 2013 - 5:32 am

Phoebe is mentioned in only one place in the Bible: I commend to you our sister Phoebe, a servant of the church at Cenchreae, that you may welcome her in the Lord in a way worthy of the saints, and help her in whatever she may need from you, for she has been a patron […]

What’s the difference between a pastor, elder, bishop, minister and so on?

Answered by BibleQ . August 2, 2012 - 12:42 pm

The Bible speaks of elders, overseers, deacons and deaconesses (depending on the translation used). The roles of pastors, bishops etc today, have significant differences to the roles of which Paul and Peter speak. The way the Bible instructs these roles to be carried out: Deacons & Deaconesses The word probably had the meaning, to be […]

Does a spouse’s remarriage disqualify you from being a deacon or elder?

Answered by BibleQ . November 17, 2009 - 6:24 pm

The full question was: “Can my husband qualify as a Deacon or Elder? He has only had one wife, me, but I was married once before and divorced when young. So he is the husband of one wife.” The source verses: Let deacons each be the husband of one wife, managing their children and their […]

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Who is Phoebe? What role did she play in the Bible?

What’s the difference between a pastor, elder, bishop, minister and so on?

Does a spouse’s remarriage disqualify you from being a deacon or elder?

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