This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1890 Excerpt: ...to distract and mislead the brethren; but it is evident from the whole tenor of the correspondence that Timothy was not to make Ephesus the place of his permanent residence.1 Titus, in like manner, was left behind Paul in Crete, that the energetic young minister might do what he could to complete the ecclesiastical ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1890 Excerpt: ...to distract and mislead the brethren; but it is evident from the whole tenor of the correspondence that Timothy was not to make Ephesus the place of his permanent residence.1 Titus, in like manner, was left behind Paul in Crete, that the energetic young minister might do what he could to complete the ecclesiastical arrangements in the island; and yet it is plain that the apostle contemplated his early removal to a new field of labour.2 It is therefore absurd to describe these two preachers as the diocesan bishops of Ephesus and Crete. They were, properly, itinerant missionaries, brought up under the tuition of Paul himself; and as he had full confidence in their doctrinal soundness, their zeal, prudence, and ability, he employed them in organizing and confirming the Churches. But it does not appear that they acted alone. There is every reason to believe that there were others in the places where they ministered to co-operate with them in their work. There were already in Ephesus elders 1 to take heed to the flock; but Timothy was requested to sojourn among them for a reason--no doubt because it was believed he was better qualified than any of themselves to encounter the heresiarchs in argument. The Church in Crete was still in an infantile condition; but Zenas, Apollos,8 and perhaps others were already there. By addressing a letter to Titus, and writing as an apostle, Paul evidently designed as well to commend the evangelist to the disciples in that island as to remind "his own son after the common faith" of his personal responsibility. 1 1 Tim. i. 3, iii. 14, 15; 2 Tim. to. 9, iv. 11, 12-21. 2 Tit. i. 5, iii. 12, 13. It may perhaps be asked, If the Christians of Ephesus and Crete were governed, not by single persons, but by ecclesiastical judicat...
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Good. 1890 Hardcover. Ex-Library book. Text is clean. Binding is strong. Spine ends have tiny tears and wrinkles. Corner ends are lightly worn. Maroon gilt cloth cover with gold lettering on spine. Faint scratches in cloth.
