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Romans 16:1 · BSB
16:1 I commend to you our sister Phoebe, a servant of the church in Cenchrea.
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…any Taylor Swift references you'd like to add? Who is that? No, I was hoping you would tell me. Okay. All right. Question number 9. For Neil. InRomans 16:1, Paul calls Phoebe a diakonos. How was that pronunciation? Perfect. Deacon, servant, or minister. It is the same word he used in 1 Timothy 3:8-13.…
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…have the same character, quality character, and so forth of a man deacon. So that's what that's what it means here. Then they'll also point toRomans chapter 16, verse 1. Here's what it says there. I commend to you our sister Phoebe, who is a servant of the church. Do you see that word servant? Remember, we said…
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…of the elders, and they're just carrying out the elders' desires. Also, something that that that side, the pro-women can be deacons, they look atRomans 16, verses 1 through 2. And that's where Phoebe is referred to as a servant. And it's the same Greek word that we're looking at for deacons. She's referred to as…
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…expressed here. And so um there are some times in which uh an English translation of the Bible might include a footnote. And in this passage fromRomans 16:1, there is the footnote. And you could see that the word deacon could also be translated as minister. Uh, and there are a lot of Bible translators…
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…right? And that's what he's kind of pointing to uh throughout really the book of Romans, but there especially in chapter 1. Verses 1 through 6 ofRomans chapter 16, verses 1 through 6of uh I'm sorry, 1 through 16 of Romans uh 16, are all about Paul's relationships with individuals in and around the Roman church, including there…
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…deacons if they're beyond reproach. Women likewise must be dignified, not malicious gossips, but temperate, faithful in all things. Additionally,Romans 16:1, we see Phoebe referred to as Diaconos. It says, I command to you our sister Phoebe, who is a servant of the church, which is that centria, that…
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…we're gonna walk through these names, and I think you're gonna be a little more excited than you thought you'd be as we read some of these names.Romans 16:1. First, I commend to you our sister Phoebe. First of all, let's talk about Phoebe. Who is Phoebe? Well, she was the individual tasked with…
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…you get a lot of material on widows as well in the church who also seem to be performing a very similar function to the deacon type role. Then inRomans 16, verse 1, Phoebe is called a deacon who is in the church of Sensory. And I think that's probably referring to a woman holding this office in the life of the…
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…to him as a brother. And Ananias saw him and then he called him a brother in verse 17. Women are also called sisters, isn't it? We see Paul.Romans 16 verse 1, calling Phoebe his sister in faith. So as I say, it's an honorable title. Yes, I commend to you Phoebe, our sister, who is a servant of the…
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…saint. Tipping the hat to the fact that he is an apostle. Let's look at the words Paul has to individual women in the New Testament for a moment.Romans 16 verse 1. Just listen. You don't have to... Or flip there if you want. Make sure I'm telling the truth. I commend to you our sister Phoebe. Now Dr. Peter…
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…Now, jump with me a little bit here. We also see that the term servant, deacon, is applied to a handful of people in the early church. For example,Romans chapter 16, verse 1speaks of Phoebe being a servant of the church. We believe from other records that Phoebe is a servant who is carrying the letter that Paul wrote…
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…and you should not quote me. In fact, they're probably wrong the way I pronounce them, but I'm going to do my very best. So here we go.Romans 16, verse 1. I commend to you our sister Phoebe, a servant of the church at Kincrea, that you may welcome her in the Lord in a way worthy of the saints and…
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…taught the early church. The church met in the homes identified by the names of women, indicating she was the leader or preacher of that church. InRomans 16, verse 1, we saw it was interesting that Phoebe is described as a deaconess or servant in many translations, including the one we read. The word in the…
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…wife of Chusa, Herod's household manager, and Susanna, and many others who provided from them out of their means. The second part of our passage isRomans chapter 16, verses 1 to 2. I commend to you our sister Phoebe, a servant of the church at Sancriae, that you may welcome her in the Lord in a way worthy of the saints, and…
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…so both men and women can serve in that way. At least I believe that's what the scripture says, and I believe we see evidence of that in Phoebe inRomans chapter 16 verse 1, because again, the same word is used for her as those seven men who are appointed in Acts chapter 6 verse 2. But there may be disagreement even in…
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…got to explain that. While deacons have authority, it's only in assisting the elders and so it is obeying 1 Timothy 2.12. And then you've got inRomans 16 verse 1, Phoebe is called a deacon, a deaconess. There you go. How unsatisfying is that? I'm not going to tell you what I think after that. The implication…
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…elders and overseers in the church. Whatever deacons are, they're not the overseers of the church. The second mention of deacons happens inRomans chapter 16, verse 1. Paul's writing to the church at Rome, and he says, I commend to you our sister Phoebe, a deacon of the church in Centuria. I ask you to receive…
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…here is the women who are deacons. Now I would add to this in Romans 16, we are told of a woman whose name is Phoebe, and she is called a deacon inRomans chapter 16, verse 1, and then in verse 2, we kind of see that she's fulfilling the role that is given to deacons that we saw here in the calling of deacon. And so all…
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…in many places. Including this one. I'm about to read from Romans 16. Paul knew the value that woman had. For the church and for his own Ministry.Romans 16 verse 1, he says I commend to you our sister Phoebe. A servant of the church. That's an cry. That you may, welcome her in the Lord, in a way worthy of the…
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…of the names are quite difficult, so I'll just say them with confidence. We'll all agree that is how you're actually supposed to pronounce them.Romans 16, verse 1. I commend to you our sister Phoebe, a deacon of the church in Sancria. I ask you to receive her in the Lord in a way worthy of his people and to…
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