9Holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Holding faith, and a good conscience; which some having put away concerning faith have made shipwreck:
Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son. …
Now the end of the commandment is charity out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned:
And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 8-13)We have here the character of deacons: these had the care of the temporal concerns of the church, that is, the maintenance of the ministers and provision for the poor: they served tables, while the ministers or bishops gave themselves only to the ministry of the word and prayer, Acts 6:2 , 4 . Of the institution of this office, with that which gave occasion to it, you have an account in Acts 6:1-7…
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