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THE EVANGELISTS IN THE CHURCH

I. HISTORICAL POSITIONS CONCERNING the EVANGELIST in the

RESTORATION MOVEMENT.

A. In the nineteenth century the preacher was an elder, and the term “EVANGELIST” was not

emphasized.

. Then, the “o!!ice” was emphasized, "ut importance was p#aced on the EVANGELIST as a “an

!n the !"e#$ a “tra"elin%# itinerant$ EVANGELIST, con$ertin%, preachin% &irst principles.

&. At one tune, the “l!cated#$ l!cal EVANGELIST was opposed as "ein% 'nscript'ral.

'. Some spo(e a%ainst the EVANGELIST “preachin% t!$ the E((LESIA.

E. In more recent times, there as "een a cry a%ainst the “pr!&essi!nal$ e"an%elist per!ormin% tas(s o!

a den!inati!nal “past!r.”

). In some circumstances, there has "een an attempt to teach “EVANGELISTIC !"ersi%ht$ o! the

&*+&* "e!ore e#ders are appointed.

II. The EVANGELIST in the NE) TESTAMENT

A. The Gree( word, “euan%%e#istes” “e$an%e#ist

-. The preacher !& the %!spel#” hence a proc#aimer o! “%!!d news.$ See Arndt and Gin%rich

Gree( Le/icon, p. 0-12.

3. A “*rin%er !& %!!d tidin%s$ Thayer4s Gree( Le/icon,. p. 257).

0. It comes !rom the words “eu” meanin% “we##” and an%%e#os meanin%

“messen%er” Vine4s E/pository 'ictionary o! the New Testament, , p. 552.

5. A re#ated word is euan%%e#ion meanin% “%!!d news#$ and it is

trans#ated “%!spel$ omans -6-78 I &orinthians -96-, etc.2.

9. The $er" !orm, euanggelidzomai is trans#ated “I preach the %!spel$ :atthew --698 Lu(e

;6338 <678 I =eter -6398 I &orinthians <6-78 etc2. The construction in :ar( -76-9,

“preach the %ospe#” is NOT this word, "ut rather a !orm o! kerusso “to proc#aim and

“euanggelion ,” “ the %ood tidin%s.”

. +sa%e o! the word, EVANGELIST in the New Testaent

-. =hi#ip was an EVANGELIST Acts 3-612.

3. The EVANGELIST is !ound in the “structure” o! the &*+&*

a#on% with ap!stles# pr!phets# and past!rs Ephesians 56--2.

0. Timothy was to do the “w!r+ !& an EVANGELIST II Timothy 5692.



&. A S+::A> o! the speci&ic w!r+s o! an EVANGELIST II Timothy 5692.

-. Timothy was to “pr!clai as a herald$ the ?ord II Timothy 5632.

3. *e was to emphasize “s!'nd w!rds$ as opposed to “&a*les#$ and warn a%ainst

depart'res !rom T+T* - Timothy -60,-@8 567,---78 56-08 760--, 763@8

II Timothy -6-08 56352. See a#so Titus 36-

This BODY OF TRUTH is a#so ca##ed6

a. “The thin% committed, a deposit” parathe(e2 I Timothy 763@8

II Timothy -6-0, -52.

". “:essa%e” (eru%ma2 II Timothy 56-;2. See a#so

Titus -60.

c. “Truth” I Timothy 3.0,58 II Timothy 560,52.

d. BThe !aith” I Timothy 5672.

0. The EVANGELIST was to raise 'p elders and deac!ns I Timothy 06--08 Titus -69<2.

See II Timothy 363 where “!aith!u# men” may inc#ude e#ders who are “apt to teach,”

and capa"#e o! “e/hortin% in sound doctrine” I Timothy 0638 Titus -6<2. Thus, hisw!r+ was t!6

a. Emphasize the Cua#i!ications and wor( o! e#ders I Timothy 06--08

Titus -67--2

". Appoint them Titus -692.

c. ?hen e#ders sin, and this is con!irmed "y witnesses, REPROVE

them I Timothy 96-<3-2.

d. Teach that EL'ES shou#d "e *DNDE', e$en with

'D+LE *DND, that is, !inancia# support, when they

“#a"or in the ?ord” I Timothy 96-;, -12.

e. The e$an%e#ist cou#d n!t appoint EL'ES Cuic(#y without

in$esti%ation I Timothy 96332.

5. The EVANGELIST was to TEA&* andhe#p the &*+&* to practice

Gods p#an !or ,ENEVOLENCE I Timothy 960-72.

9. The EVANGELIST was to E*DT concernin% princip#es ot )ORSHIP

and SERVICE I Timothy 36--98 76-,38 Titus 3 --@2.

7. *e was a#so to =DVI'E an E-AMPLE !& PRIT/ and GOO0 )OR(S

I Timothy 56-38 76--8 II Timothy 3633378 Titus 36;2.



;. The EVANGELIST was to TEA&* and he#p the CHRCH t! E-ERCISE

0ISCIPLINE

a. A “!actious” man, a!ter admonition, was to "e AVDI'E'

Titus 06-@, --2.

". =au# said, “)rom these a#so turn away” II Timothy 06-92.

c. Some had "een “de#i$ered unto Satan” I Timothy -63@2.

1. The EVANGELIST was to raise 'p TEACHERS II Timothy 3632, )D

the EVANGELIST must LEAVE that p#ace II Timothy 56<, 3-. It

NDTE', howe$er, that T/CHICS was t! c!e II Timothy 56-32.

'. Dther TE:S which 'ES&IE the EVANGELIST and his )OR( .

-. PREACHER kerux 2

a. The (eru/ was the hera#d or :ESSENGE o! a -2 (in%, 32 a%istrate, 02 mi#itarycommander, etc. who con$eyed the O11ICIAL MESSAGES, or who %a$e a

pu"#ic summons or command Thayer, p. 0572.

". The KERUX had NO PERSONAL ATHORIT/. The A+T*DIT> rested in the

DNE who sent the messa%e. *owe$er, "ecause o! the DIGIN and NAT+E o!

the :ESSAGE, the (ER- shou#d spea( with a'th!rit2

Titus 36-92.

c. =au# ca##ed himse#! a keru/, a preacher I Timothy 36;8 II Timothy-6--2.

d. Timothy was to “PREACH the w!rd$ II Timothy 5632. The word, “=EA&*” is

the VER, &!r o! the word (eru/. There!ore, the EVANGELIST is a (eru/.

e. Dne important #esson that issues !rom this term is that the (ER-# the “herald !&

the (ING has NO RIGHT to amend, chan%e, add to, or su"tract !rom the:ESSAGE.

3. MINISTER 3diakonos4

a. The “0IA(ONOS” was a “ser"ant !& a +in%...!& th!se wh! ad"ance the

interests !& !thers e"en at the sacri&ice !& their !wn$

Thayer4s Gree( Le/icon, p. -012

". The Gree( word, “diakonos” is used in the !o##owin% ways6

-2 )or SERVANTS who )AITE0 !n TA,LES

Fohn 369, <2

32 )or the SERVANT !& a (ING :atthew 336-02.



02 D! =hoe"e, who was a SERVANT !& the CHRCH in

&enchrea omans -76-2.

52 D! 0EACONS# “special$ SERVANTS in the CHRCH

=hi#ippians -6-8 I Timothy 061,-3, -02.

92 D! the EVANGELIST wh! SERVES the EKKE!"#,

$%e &%ur&% I Timothy 5672. A !orm o! this wordis a#so used !or “ministry” in II Timothy 569.

c. The VE !orm, “diakoneo” is used in the &!ll!win% anner5

-2 D! ANGELS '"("!TER"() t! 6es's :atthew 56--2.

32 D! 6ESS comin% to earth to MINISTER and %i$e *is

#i!e as a “rans!$ :atthew 3@6312.

374 O& )AITING !n TA,LES# ministerin% at MEALS

Lu(e -360;8 -;618 See a#so Lu(e 560<8 1608:atthew 16-98 Lu(e -@65@, etc.2.

52 D! s'ppl2in% necessities t! th!se in NEE0 :atthew

396558 Acts 7632. It is used in the conte/t o! the

contri"ution !or the NEE0/ 6ewish saints omans-96398 II &orinthians 16-<, 3@2.

92 D! a "ariet2 !& &!rs !& SERVICE d!ne *2 MEM,ERS

!& the CHRCH II Timothy -6-18 I =eter 56<--2

d. Dne important #esson drawn !rom the a"o$e is that theEVANGELIST is NOT characterized "y POSITION or

STATS, "ut rather "y his SERVICE t! OTHERS.

0. BONDSERVANT 3“doulos$4

a. The word doulos is used in a MASTER8SLAVE relati!nship

Ephesians 769<2.

". Pa'l was a ,ON0SERVANT, a doulos o! Fesus &hrist

omans -6-8 etc.2.

c. The EVANGELIST is the “L!rd s ser"ant$ II Timothy 36352.

-2 *ere, the word “ser"ant$ means SLAVE

32 This SLAVE is the PROPERT/ !& the LOR0.

The word “Lord” is trans#ated “:ASTE” in

Ephesians 769, <



E. ACTIVITIES which 0ESCRI,E the EVANGELIST and his )OR( .

-. The EVANGELIST is t! E-HORT “ *arakaleo”2

a. The root meanin% o! this word is “t! call t! !ne s side.$

". It is de!ined as “re9'est# ipl!re# appeal t!# entreat# tr2 t! c!ns!le

!r c!nciliate# spea+ t! in a &riendl2 anner$

Arndt and Gin%rich Gree( Le/icon, pp. 733302.

c. A !orm o! this word is used !or the HOL/ SPIRIT as the

COM1ORTER Fohn -56378 -96372.

d. It is a#so used to descri"e 6ESS as !'r A0VOCATE

I Fohn 36-2.

e. arna"as was the “s!n !& e:h!rtati!n$ !r “c!ns!lati!n$ Acts 56072.

!. =au# set the sta%e !or the EVANGELIST;S ATTIT0E inhis teachin%, as he “e:h!rted$ !r “ipl!red$

TIMOTH/ I Timothy -608 36-2.

%. The w!rd E-HORT con$eys the idea o! a !er$ent “PLEASE<$. Ithas within it n! se*lance o! arro%ance, or the “pu!!ed up”

attitude o! a person who spea(s down to another. It

emphasizes the di%nit2 !& an and the LOVE !& the

EVANGELIST.

h. The EVANGELIST is to "e “%entle#$ “&!r*earin%#$ “ee+$

II Timothy 3635, 392.

i. =au# RGE0 TI:DT*>, the EVANGELIST# t! E-HORT

I Timothy 5:1; II Timothy 5638 763. See the noun!orm in I Timothy 56-02.

3. The EVANGELIST is to CHARGE and COMMAN0 3 *aranggello4

a. This term was a MILITAR/ TERM which eant t! PASS

COMMAN0S &r! !ne t! an!ther.

". It means to “insist !n$ and carries a sense !& RGENC/

c. The NON &!r is used o! the “CHARGE$ %i$en to the 6AILOR

*2 his SPERIORS Acts -76352.

d. The APOSTLES were t!ld *2 the CONCIL# “)e char%ed 2!'

with a char%e.$ Acts 96312.



e. Pa'l PASSE0 A COMMAN0 3char%ed4 Ti!th2

I Timothy -6-12.

!. The EVANGELIST was t! PASS a COMMAN0 !& the L!rd

3CHARGE4 certain en NOT t! teach a di&&erent

0OCTRINE I Timothy -6092.

%. TIMOTH/ was t! COMMAN0 3CHARGE4 and TEACH

I Timothy 56--2.

h. Tit's was t! SPEA(# E-HORT# and REPROVE with all

ATHORIT/ 3e*i$age4 Titus 36-92.

i. There!ore, E-HORT and CHARGE *lend t!%ether. The

EVANGELIST is t! “IMPLORE$# *'t he is als! t!

spea+ with ATHORIT/ and RGENC/ *eca'se

!& the MESSAGE

0. The EVANGELiST is to TEACH didasko2.

a. He is t! “ipart +n!wled%e “t! “h!ld disc!'rse with !thers in

!rder t! instr'ct the$ See Thayer. p. -552.

". *e is to a “p'*lic reader$ !& the Script'res See I Timothy 56-02.

c. *e is to teach !thers - Timothy 56--8 56-08 7638 II Timothy 563.

See =au# as a TEACHER in I Timothy 36;8 II Timothy-6--2 who in turn wou#d teach others a#so

II Timothy 3632.

5. The EVANGELIST is to REPROVE and RE,(E.

a. The EVANGELIST is NOT t! RE,(E an !lder an

I Timothy 96-2. The word here is e*i*lesso which

means to RE,(E HARSHL/# !r TREAT

SAVAGEL/. *ere E+E is set in &DNTAST

to E-HORT.

". *owe$er, when en sin# the EVANGELIST is t! RE,(E !r

REPROVE. An!ther w!rd is 'sed here# “eleg&%o” which

eans t! *rin% their sin &irl2 'p!n their c!nscience.

and c!n"ict the I Timothy 963@2.

c. This #atter word, eleg&%o does NOT carry with it the harsh

disrespect !ound in the !irst one e*i*lesso2.

d. The EL0ERS are a#so to CONVICT or REPROVE eleg&%o2

Titus -6<2.

e. Tit's# the EVANGELIST# is to REPROVE eleg&%o2 the )ALSETEA&*ES “SHARPL/$ Titus -6-32.



9. The EVANGELIST is to GUARD the DEPOSIT of TRUTH

a. A BT*ING” had "een “ENTRSTE0” to Timothy

I Timothy 763@8 II Timothy -6-52.

". The E=ESSIDN “that which is c!itted$ trans#ates

“ *ara$%eke,” a “dep!sit.$

c. It is to "e G+A'E' throu%h the H!l2 Spirit that dwe#t in himII Timothy -6-52.

7. The EVANGELIST is to “P't the in ree*rance$

I Timothy 5678 II Timothy 36-52

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