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[1] {wanting} [2] {elders}
It is not at all a question of the presence in the assembly of persons
having the qualifications of elders, made overseers by the Holy Spirit
# Ac 20:28
that such persons were in the churches of Crete is assumed;
the question is altogether one of the appointment of such persons. These
assemblies were not destitute of elders; but were "wanting," in that they
were not duly appointed. There is a progress of doctrine in respect of
the appointing of elders. Cf. v. 5, note.
[2]
Elder (presbuteros) and bishop (episcopos= "overseer") designate the same
office (cf v.7
# Ac 20:17 20:28
the former referring to the man, the latter to a function of the office.
The eldership in the apostolic local churches was always plural.
There is no instance of one elder in a local church. The functions of
the elders are: to rule
# 1Ti 3:4,5 5:17
to guard the body of revealed truth from perversion and error
# Tit 1:9
to "oversee" the church as a shepherd his flock
# Ac 20:28 Joh 21:16 Heb 13:17 1Pe 5:2
Elders are made or "set" in the churches by the Holy Spirit
# Ac 20:28
but great stress is laid upon their due appointment
# Ac 14:23 Tit 1:5
At first they were ordained (Gr. cheirotoneo, "to elect," "to
designate with the hand,") by an apostle; e.g.
# Ac 14:23
but in Titus and First Timothy the qualifications of an elder become
part of the Scriptures for the guidance of the churches in such
appointment.
# 1Ti 3:1-7
06795
Scofield Reference Notes Book Introductions The Epistle of Paul the
(1917 Edition) Apostle to Philemon
WRITER The Apostle Paul (1.1)
DATE Probably A.D. 64. It is one of the Prison Epistles. See
Introductions to Ephesians and Colossians.
THEME Onesimus ("profitable"), a slave of Philemon, a Christian of
Colosse, had robbed his master and fled to Rome. There he
became a convert through Paul, who sent him back to Philemon
with this letter. It is of priceless value as a teaching (1) in
practical righteousness; (2) in Christian brotherhood; (3) in
Christian courtesy; (4) in the law of love.
The divisions are four I. Greeting 1-3. II. The character of
Philemon, 4-7. III. Intercession for Onesimus, 8.21. IV.
Salutations and conclusion, 22.25.