Elders and Deacons: Wives and Children

[Pastor Keith]

Originally Posted by Sept5SavedTeen

Anyways, Paul would not be an elder by the definition I am giving, but that is not a bad thing, Paul was an apostle. Men without wives or children are not barred from being apostles or evangelists, it's just that they can't be elders or deacons, what say the rest of ye?

With this talk of find a wife though, I would not mind prayers going up that I could become an elder or a deacon (and meet ALL of the qualifications that entails, )

-Bro. Alex

Here is a revelation for you, Paul the Apostle was an elder, Peter translated the same word and declared himself to be an Elder, as was John. Any leader in their governing vein was considered an elder.