Today we post the first of the studies from the 2021 Bible Study held at the Rice Road Church of Christ in May 2021. This first presentation concerns the exegesis of the ‘man of sin’ discussed in 2 Thessalonians chapter 2. We hope you will enjoy brother Griffin’s presentation!
We’ve come to the end of our journey through the qualifications for elders. We want to extend our thanks to Nate Bibens and the Christian’s Expositor Journal for providing this content and allowing us to make audio versions of it. We also are thankful for the preachers and elders who wrote the articles, giving such time, dedication, and care to the subject material. Our last article coms from Roger Boone and it deals with the elder’s ability to teach the word of God.
What does it mean to love good? In today’s article on the eldership qualifications, Smith Bibens explores this fascinating requirement of bishops and its connection to another qualification: hospitality. His article also includes a discussion on what it means for the elder to be just and holy.
The bishop must not be self-willed. It’s not easy to set aside our own will and desires. Many of us were taught from our youth to “take care of number one,” and that has caused many to look entirely inwardly while ignoring others. Doug Edwards teaches us three powerful warnings revealed in Scripture for those whose lives are sell-willed