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Apostles Receive Their Living


Apostles receive their living from the gospel:

  •  2 Timothy 2:4-6 compares the work of the apostle to the work of a soldier.
  • Matthew 10:9-10 and Luke 10:7, show Jesus sending out the apostles and they are to receive their living for the work.
  • 1 Corinthians 9:1, 7, 9, 10, 14, 15  is a place where the apostle Paul is explaining that the apostles do receive their living, though he refused to accept any money for the work.  
  • 1 Timothy 5:17-18 is the only verse in Scripture that refers to local elders and what they ought to receive for their labors.  Just as a father in a home receives honor, so the local elders receive honor, or at least they ought to receive honor.
  • Ephesians 5:33 & Ephesians 6:1-3 show that a father and mother in the home receive honor and love rather than money just as the local elders and deacons receive honor rather than money.

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