This is the third week after intro & orientation
Church Organization and Leaders from the Bible – Answers Week Three
- 1 Timothy 3:1-13 – What are the qualifications for an Elder in this passage?
1. He desires the office
2. above reproach
3. The husband of one wife.
4. Temperate.
5. Self-controlled.
6. Respectable.
7. Hospitable
8. Able to teach
9. Not given to drunkenness.
10. Not violent but gentle.
11. Not violent but gentle.
12. Not quarrelsome.
13. Not a lover of money.
14. Manage his own family well.
15. He must not be a recent convert.
16. Good reputation with outsiders.
- Titus 1:5-9– What are the qualifications for an Elder in this passage?
- Blameless (twice) also in vs. 7
- The husband of one wife
- Children believe and are not open to the charge of being wild and disobedient.
- Not over bearing
- Not quick tempered
- Not given to drunkenness.
- Not pursuing dishonest gain.
- Hospitable.
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- Loves what is good.
10. Self-controlled
11. Upright.
12. Holy
13. Disciplined
14. Hold firmly to the trustworthy
message as it has been taught.
15. Encourage others by sound
doctrine and refute those who
oppose it.
- 1 Timothy 3:8-13 – What are the qualifications for a Deacon?
1. Worthy of respect
2. Sincere.
3. Not indulging in much wine.
.4. Not pursuing dishonest gain.
5. Keep hold of the deep truths of faith
with a clear conscience.
6. First be tested.
7. The husband of one wife.
8. Manage his children and his household well.
