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How will God react when His people abandon His covenant and turn to idols, and what happens to God’s people when they forsake the righteous path of the Lord? These questions are clearly answered in one of the most disturbing books of the Bible when everyone did what was right in their own eyes.

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Most Christians readily understand the Bible’s prohibition against drunkenness, but many may not understand what it means to get drunk and why elders and deacons appear to be given two different standards for sobriety. Paul says elders must “not given to wine” but deacons must “not given to much wine” (1 Timothy 3:3, 8). Alan Bonifay wades through these issues.

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Joshua is the first book of the Bible not written by Moses. It recounts one of the most important time period’s in Israel’s history — the glorious conquest of Canaan. Learn more about this monumental step in God’s program today!

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Many people have the attitude that says, “I don’t care what anybody thinks of me.” This attitude often presents itself in a life that pays little attention to the feelings and well-being of others. Dale Wellman, a man who has served as an elder for many years, informs us that disregard of other people’s opinions is not an option for Christians, especially for those who desire to be an elder.

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Hospitality is one of the hallmarks of Christianity. Glen Osburn helps us in our understanding of the importance of hospitality especially for those who serve as elders.

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Deuteronomy is the second law, but it is far more than a simple recitation or even elaboration on previous instructions recorded in earlier books. Deuteronomy is the heart-felt plea of an aged father to his young and eager children exhorting them to loyalty to God above all else.

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There are three synonymous qualifications for elders discussed by Randy Ballard in today’s article: temperate, sober-minded, and self-controlled. While these words share similar meanings, the slight nuanced differences between them reveal why Paul used all three as part of his standard for what an elder must be.

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Numbers is one of the most tragic books of the Old Testament. It documents some of the greatest failures in early Israelite history and the consequences which followed. There is still hope and blessing for the people of God, however, because they serve a merciful Lord.

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Today’s article goes hand in hand with last week when Greg Gay discussed the first domestic qualification that an elder must be the husband of one wife. The focus in this second article from Greg is on the elder’s children. As Greg himself will note in the article, the question of interpreting “faithful children” has been a historic and current controversy and Greg offers what he believes is a safe position.

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The domestic qualifications given to elders are some of the more challenging to understand. Greg Gay tries to help us work through what it means for an elder to be “the husband of one wife.”

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