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Originally Posted by KMK  Does "he that giveth, let him do it with simplicity," refer to the exercise of private benevolance or diaconal duty? | Yes. Quote: |
armourbearer: There was an old Presbyterian maxim -- the officers do by authority what all Christians are bound to do by charity. That maxim applies well to texts like Rom. 12. The text need not be limited to ministers, elders, and deacons, but is nevertheless of specific application to them.
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