130922 PM When the Bible Talks About Elders … (2)
| When the Bible Talks About Elders … (2) “Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by command of God our Savior and of Christ Jesus our hope”,” (1:1) “Therefore an overseer must be ..,” (3:2): GENERAL QUALITIES • A man (1 Tim 3:1; Tit 1:6) • A willing desire to serve (1 Tim 3:1; 1 Pet 5:2) QUALITIES AS A SHEPHERD OF THE FLOCK (Acts 20:28; 1Pet 5:2) • Able to teach (1 Tim 3:2) • Sober-minded and self-controlled (1 Tim 3:2; Tit 1:8) • Holding firm to the trustworthy word as taught (Tit 1:9-11) QUALITIES AS AN OVERSEER (1 Tim 5:17; Heb 13:17) • The husband of one wife (1 Tim 3:2; Tit 1:6) • Managing his own household well (1 Tim 3:4-5; Tit 1:6) • Gentle (1 Tim 3:3) • Not quarrelsome (1 Tim 3:3) • Not a recent convert (1 Tim 3:6) • Not arrogant (Tit 1:7) • Not quick-tempered (Tit 1:7) • Not domineering over those in their charge (1 Pet 5:3) QUALITIES AS AN EXAMPLE TO THE FLOCK (1 Pet 5:3) • Above reproach (1 Tim 3:2) • Respectable (1 Tim 3:2) • Hospitable (1 Tim 3:2; Tit 1:8) • Not a drunkard (1 Tim 3:3; Tit 1:7) • Not violent (1 Tim 3:3; Tit 1:7) • Not a lover of money or greedy for shameful gain (1 Tim 3:3; Tit 1:7; 1 Pet 5:2) • Well thought of by outsiders (1 Tim 3: 7) • A lover of good (Tit 1:8) • Upright (Tit 1:8) • Holy (Tit 1:8) • Disciplined (Tit 1:8) |