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Ecclesial Identity and Behavioral Mandate in 1 Timothy 3:15: Syntax and Theology in the Household of the Living God

Ἐὰν δὲ βραδύνω, ἵνα εἰδῇς πῶς δεῖ ἐν οἴκῳ Θεοῦ ἀναστρέφεσθαι, ἥτις ἐστὶν ἐκκλησία Θεοῦ ζῶντος, στῦλος καὶ ἑδραίωμα τῆς ἀληθείας. (1 Timothy 3:15)

But if I delay, so that you may know how one ought to conduct oneself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and foundation of the truth.

This verse frames the church not merely as a gathering but as a sacred space, God’s household, with a profound identity as the pillar and foundation of divine truth. The verbs and nouns are carefully chosen to emphasize both behavior and theological structure.… Learn Koine Greek

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