Dee, what I posted was a comparison between the severity and gravity of how the Executive Order should be made, and 2 specific hypothetical scenarios. One of those scenarios was whether or not to willfully enter a FEMA camp to get insulin to save the life of a granddaughter. To my mind, an Executive Order should be only made in a situation that dire, and only by a moral leader; I would have great sympathy for anyone faced with such a difficult decision to make. There will be many elderly folks at the FEMA camps, sadly, chasing the promise of security and health care - its a fact that those who are most dependent are the most likely to sacrifice liberty for security.
Now as to what I would do, I've not said - you've assumed much. And from your assumption you went on to publically humiliate me for my age, and then indirectly placed my vocation in question. I've not attacked you or your line of thinking in any way, why did you make it personal?
As to the deaconate, why were they called? To serve tables to free up the disciples to the ministry of the Word.
Acts 6:2-42. Then the twelve called the multitude of the disciples unto them, and said, It is not reason that we should leave the word of God, and serve tables. 3Wherefore, brethren, look ye out among you seven men of honest report, full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business. 4But we will give ourselves continually to prayer, and to the ministry of the word. Note that Deacons aren't teachers or authorities; the very word deacon means servant.
What were their qualifications to be? 1 Timothy 3:8-13. 8Likewise must the deacons be grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre; 9Holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience. 10And let these also first be proved; then let them use the office of a deacon, being found blameless. 11Even so must their wives be grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things. 12Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well. 13For they that have used the office of a deacon well purchase to themselves a good degree, and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus. Maturity might be implied from "first by proved" but that does not necessitate an age.
To whom was this epistle addressed? Timothy, the Pastor, who was a young man called to his role by God, confirmed by Paul, and in this very passage given charge to hold Deacons to the standards. In anticipation of the old bulls trying to bully the young Pastor, Paul tells him in 1 Timothy 4:12, 11These things command and teach. 12Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity. No one who knows me has ever accused me of immaturity, in fact at my ordination board to the pastorate a decade ago maturity and wisdom were two of the key confirmations given to my calling noted by many older godly men.
I'll chock up your comment to not knowing me and jumping to conclusions.
