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A Short Study on Elders

A Short Study on Elders. Mesa Church of Christ June 27 & July 4, 2010. Specific qualifications. 1. Above reproach -- 1 Tim. 3:2; Tit. 1:6, 7 2. Husband of one wife -- 1 Tim. 3:2; Tit. 1:6. C. H. Dodd.

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A Short Study on Elders

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  1. A Short Study on Elders Mesa Church of Christ June 27 & July 4, 2010

  2. Specific qualifications 1. Above reproach -- 1 Tim. 3:2; Tit. 1:6, 7 2. Husband of one wife -- 1 Tim. 3:2; Tit. 1:6

  3. C. H. Dodd “The natural meaning of mias gunaikos aner is surely, as Theodore [of Mopsuestia] says, ‘a man who having contracted a monogamous marriage is faithful to his marriage vows,’ excluding alike polygamy, concubinage and promiscuous indulgence.”

  4. Specific qualifications 1. Above reproach -- 1 Tim. 3:2; Tit. 1:6, 7 2. Husband of one wife -- 1 Tim. 3:2; Tit. 1:6 3. Self-controlled -- 1 Tim. 3:2; Tit. 1:8 4. Sensible -- 1 Tim. 3:2; Tit. 1:8 5. Respectable -- 1 Tim. 3:2 6. Hospitable -- 1 Tim. 3:2; Tit. 1:8 7. Skillful in teaching -- 1 Tim. 3:2; Tit. 1:9 8. Not given to drunkenness -- 1 Tim. 3:3; Tit. 1:7 9. Not violent (but gentle) -- 1 Tim. 3:3; Tit. 1:7 10. Not contentious / quick-tempered -- 1 Tim. 3:3; Tit. 1:7 11. Not loving money / greedy for money -- 1 Tim. 3:3; Tit. 1:7

  5. Specific qualifications 12. Managing household well -- 1 Tim. 3:4; Tit. 1:6

  6. Wayne Jackson “[I]t could be the case that an elder’s grown child, living on his own, could be guilty of such notorious and flagrant conduct, that it might not be expedient for the elder to continue in his role, due to inordinate attention to this problem—even though he is not responsible for the wayward child’s conduct. His attention might be seriously distracted; his influence could be muted. This need not be the case necessarily, but it could be.”

  7. Specific qualifications 12. Managing household well -- 1 Tim. 3:4; Tit. 1:6 13. Not a recent convert -- 1 Tim. 3:6 14. Has a good reputation with those outside (the church) -- 1 Tim. 3:7 15. Not arrogant -- Tit. 1:7 16. A lover of goodness -- Tit. 1:8 17. Righteous -- Tit. 1:8 18. Devout -- Tit. 1:8 19. Desires the task -- 1 Pet. 5:2

  8. Thomas Schreiner “Those who serve only because they feel they must will lose their joy, and the church will suffer as a consequence.”

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