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Question:<\/span> <\/p>\n

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What does the apostle Paul refer to when he writes to Timothy in the first epistle that \u201cthe deacons have to hold to the mystery of the\u00a0faith with a clear\u00a0conscience\u201d?<\/em><\/span> <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Let\u2019s see the whole\u00a0context firstly:<\/span> <\/p>\n

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Deacons likewise must be men of dignity, not double-tongued, or addicted to much wine or fond of sordid gain,\u00a0but holding to the mystery of the faith with a clear conscience.<\/strong>\u00a0These men must also first be tested; then let them serve as deacons if they are beyond reproach.\u00a0(1 Timothy 3:8-10)(NASB)<\/span> <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The context warns us that when choosing\u00a0deacons we have to look after people with pure motivation.<\/span> <\/p>\n

Christ in us is the mystery of the faith<\/span> <\/strong><\/p>\n

The word \u201cmystery\u201d is often used in the Bible with reference to the work that God has done\u00a0in us through faith in Christ:<\/span> <\/p>\n

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The mystery<\/strong> which has been hidden from the past ages and generations, but has now been manifested to His saints,\u00a0to whom God willed to make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery<\/strong> among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.\u00a0(Colossians 1:26-27)(NASB)<\/span> <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

A mystery to be shared with everyone\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Let it not be\u00a0understood wrong that to hold\u00a0the mystery of the faith means\u00a0not to tell anyone about the faith you have in the Lord Jesus.<\/span> No!<\/span> No way! <\/span>In the Epistle to the Christians\u00a0of Ephesus, Paul wrote from prison the following:<\/span> <\/p>\n

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With all prayer and petition pray at all times in the Spirit, and with this in view, be on the alert with all perseverance and petition for all the saints,\u00a0and pray on my behalf, that utterance may be given to me in the opening of my mouth, to make known with boldness the mystery of the gospel<\/strong>,\u00a0for which I am an ambassador in chains; that in proclaiming it I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak. (Ephesians 6:18-20)(NASB)<\/span> <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Let us\u00a0proclaim the Gospel to all people, this mystery of salvation, which was kept hidden for centuries, but was discovered at the end of this age in Christ Jesus our Lord.<\/span> <\/p>\n

Translated by Felicia Rotaru<\/em><\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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Mai mult despre mine citi\u021bi\u00a0aici.","url":"https:\/\/moldovacrestina.md\/en\/author\/vasile-filat\/"}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/moldovacrestina.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/cruce_in_piatra.jpg","video_meta":false,"featured_image":"https:\/\/moldovacrestina.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/cruce_in_piatra.jpg","wpml":{"language_code":"en","locale":"en_US","text_direction":false,"display_name":"English","native_name":"Englez\u0103","different_language":false},"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":82380,"url":"https:\/\/moldovacrestina.md\/en\/women-deaconesses\/","url_meta":{"origin":57850,"position":0},"title":"How to understand 1 Timothy 3:11 or about the ordination of women as deaconesses?","author":"Vasile Filat","date":"May 31, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"Question:How to understand 1 Timothy 3:11?To better understand what the text is about, it is good to read it in its context.The contextIn Chapter 3 of the I Letter to Timothy, the Apostle Paul instructs the recipient how to ordain men to the ministry of bishop and deacon in the\u2026","rel":"","context":"<span class=\"jp-relatedposts-post-author\">Vasile Filat<\/span>","block_context":{"text":"Answers from the Bible","link":"https:\/\/moldovacrestina.md\/en\/answer-from-the-bible\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":56291,"url":"https:\/\/moldovacrestina.md\/en\/what-i-epistle-to-timothy-relates-about-the-organization-of-the-church-of-ephesus\/","url_meta":{"origin":57850,"position":1},"title":"What I Epistle to Timothy relates about the organization of the church of Ephesus","author":"Vasile Filat","date":"October 8, 2009","format":false,"excerpt":"Chapters 18 and 19 of the Book of Acts tells us how the Apostle Paul came to Ephesus and planted the church in that city. 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