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Qualifications and Characteristics for Church Elders

Explore the qualifications for church elders from 1 Timothy and Titus, highlighting traits such as being above reproach, temperate, respectful, and hospitable. Learn about lawful marriage principles and the importance of being prudent, respectable, and self-controlled in leadership roles in the church.

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Qualifications and Characteristics for Church Elders

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  1. Qualifications from 1 Timothy above reproach aspire, desire husband of one wife temperate prudent respectable hospitable able to teach not addicted to wine not pugnacious gentle peaceable free from the love of money manages household well, children under control not a new convert good reputation with those outside the church

  2. Qualifications from Titus husband of one wife above reproach children who believe not self-willed not quick-tempered not addicted to wine not pugnacious not fond of sordid gain hospitable loving what is good sensible just devout self-controlled holding fast the faithful word

  3. Lawful marriage, if married • Matt. 5:32; 19:9 married, neither divorced before unless divorced spouse for fornication • 1 Cor. 7:7-36 people who don’t marry have advantages

  4. Lawful marriage, if married Temperate: vigilant, sober, watchful • 1 Th. 5:4-8 alert and sober • 2 Tim. 4:5 sober in all things • 1 Pet. 1:13 prepare your mind, sober in spirit • 1 Pet. 4:7 sober in spirit, prayer • 1 Pet. 5:8 sober in spirit, alert, devil • 2 Jn. 1:8 watchful over your soul • Heb. 13:17 elders watch over our souls

  5. Lawful marriage, if married Temperate: vigilant, sober, watchful Prudent: sober, sober-minded, sensible • Tit. 1:8 sensible, sober, sober-minded • 1 Cor. 15:31 die daily – in control of passions • Col. 3:5 dead to immorality

  6. Lawful marriage, if married Temperate: vigilant, sober, watchful Prudent: sober, sober-minded, sensible Respectable: good behavior, modest • 1 Tim. 2:9 proper, modest • 1 Cor. 13:5 not unbecoming • Col. 4:5-6; 2 Cor. 8:21 wise, gracious, honorable in sight of all men

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