tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post7812323315184166994..comments2024-03-27T17:15:37.606-04:00Comments on Triablogue: Should a pastor resign if his grown child backslides?Ryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17809283662428917799noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post-52160127774111103032015-04-25T16:45:42.669-04:002015-04-25T16:45:42.669-04:00Re-reading the story of Eli again it seems Eli was...Re-reading the story of Eli again it seems Eli wasn't as faithful as I thought. God judged him and his household. So, my earlier reference to him doesn't work to help make my point.ANNOYED PINOYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00714774340084597206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post-12301532102515511852015-04-25T16:42:05.111-04:002015-04-25T16:42:05.111-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.ANNOYED PINOYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00714774340084597206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post-92128874264407814612015-04-25T16:35:39.445-04:002015-04-25T16:35:39.445-04:00It doesn't make sense that the usefulness of a...It doesn't make sense that the usefulness of a godly (productive) man should be curtailed because of the later unfaithfulness of family members. That's not what happened to Aaron or Eli. They didn't lose their position. Job's continued faithfulness despite his wife's irreligion made his faithfulness that much more commendable. Same thing for the possible irreligion of his children whom Job feared may have cursed God in their hearts with all of their merry making.ANNOYED PINOYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00714774340084597206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post-28045479630807617202015-04-25T16:19:02.627-04:002015-04-25T16:19:02.627-04:00I always interpreted it as a qualification for ENT...I always interpreted it as a qualification for ENTERING the ministry of eldership, not of REMAINING an elder. Of course that doesn't mean that once he becomes an elder it's okay if he ceases to be above reproach (etc.). Nor do I think that he's required to remarry if his wife dies in order for him to remain an elder. If his wife apostatizes must he cease being an elder? I don't know. But Paul may have been married and some speculate his wife either died (before or after his conversion), or that she abandoned him after his conversion. If the latter, than why wasn't he disqualified from the apostleship? If he wasn't, why should an elder?<br /><br />Good elders are always hard to find and it would seem a real shame and a huge loss for a church if a good elder were forced to resign because a grown child ceased being a Christian.ANNOYED PINOYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00714774340084597206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post-67104479148967510432015-04-25T14:40:08.262-04:002015-04-25T14:40:08.262-04:00Excellent post. It reminds us of the importance of...Excellent post. It reminds us of the importance of taking biblical contexts into account and using common sense when interpreting passages rather than blindly attaching bible passages to situations where the authors would have never intended it to be usedKenomy66https://www.blogger.com/profile/01365551545208294809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post-51285546090829941152015-04-25T14:22:37.058-04:002015-04-25T14:22:37.058-04:00Good food for thought that should prompt us to be ...Good food for thought that should prompt us to be more careful with this passageAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com