Co pastor???

[Truthseeker]

Originally Posted by mfblume

There is co-death with Jesus, co-burial and co-resurrection Why, there is ever co-ascension and co-seating with Him in heavenly places. And there is so much co-operation, I cannot begin to show where.

Yeha yeah, I was refering to co position type stuff. nice try.

[mfblume]

Originally Posted by Truthseeker

Yeha yeah, I was refering to co position type stuff. nice try.

You said no co-anything.

[Truthseeker]

Originally Posted by mfblume

What is a deacon?

diakonos

NT:1249 diakonos (dee-ak'-on-os); probably from an obsolete diako (to run on errands; compare NT:1377); an attendant, i.e. (genitive case) a waiter (at table or in other menial duties); specially, a Christian teacher and pastor (technically, a deacon or deaconess):


KJV - deacon, minister, servant.
(Biblesoft's New Exhaustive Strong's Numbers and Concordance with Expanded Greek-Hebrew Dictionary. Copyright © 1994, 2003 Biblesoft, Inc. and International Bible Translators, Inc.)

[mfblume]

Deacons have oversight over certain business of the church people. I will get some info for you later.

[Truthseeker]

Originally Posted by Truthseeker

What were the functions of the elders the apostles ordained in every church?

What about calling the elders of the church? Why doesn't it say pastor and copastors of the church?

Bump

[Truthseeker]

Originally Posted by mfblume

I once studied the greek and the contexts and noted that elders were synonymous with deacons. What is the difference between a deacon and an elder?

scripturally speaking elders were the overseers of the church.

[mfblume]

Originally Posted by Truthseeker

scripturally speaking elders were the overseers of the church.

And deacons were those elders. Like I said. I will get more info for you later.

PS: The terms copastors would simply be termed elders. The office is the biblical office by a different name, is all.

[Truthseeker]

Originally Posted by mfblume

You said no co-anything.

I know.

[Truthseeker]

Originally Posted by mfblume

And deacons were those elders. Like I said. I will get more info for you later.

PS: The terms copastors would simply be termed elders. The office is the biblical office by a different name, is all.

So deacons were to take the oversight of the church?

and the bishops were not elders?

[mfblume]

Originally Posted by Truthseeker

So deacons were to take the oversight of the church?

and the bishops were not elders?

Certain aspects, yes.

One bishop per church and many elders.