Ecclesiology: The Doctrine of the Church

Those who espouse the single elder view point to the singulars used in the 1 Timothy 3 and Titus 1 qualification lists, especially in light of the plural used in Titus 1:5 and of the plurality of deacons in 1 Timothy 3:8-13, as well as to the single “angel” (lit. “messenger”) to whom each of the seven letters in Revelation 2 & 3 are ... ................
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