Spiritual Leaders

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Spiritual Leaders

• Elders Qualifications

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Introduction

• Elders (plural) where placed in every local
  church.
• Church is not fully organized in government
  unless there are elders

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Qualifications

• Not Greedy.
• Gentle.
• Not quarrelsome.
• Not a lover of money.
• Not a novice.

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Qualifications

• Not self-willed.
• Not quick to anger.
• Lover of Good.
• Upright.
• Holy.

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1 Timothy 31-9

• The saying is trustworthy If anyone aspires to
  the office of overseer, he desires a noble task.
  2 Therefore an overseer must be above reproach,
  the husband of one wife, sober-minded,
  self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to
  teach,

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1 Timothy 31-9

• not a drunkard, not violent but gentle, not
  quarrelsome, not a lover of money. 4 He must
  manage his own household well, with all dignity
  keeping his children submissive, 5 for if
  someone does not know how to manage his own
  household, how will he care for God's church?

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1 Timothy 31-9

• 6 He must not be a recent convert, or he may
  become puffed up with conceit and fall into the
  condemnation of the devil. 7 Moreover, he must
  be well thought of by outsiders, so that he may
  not fall into disgrace, into a snare of the
  devil.

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Titus 1 5-10

• This is why I left you in Crete, so that you
  might put what remained into order, and appoint
  elders in every town as I directed you 6 if
  anyone is above reproach, the husband of one
  wife, and his children are believers and not open
  to the charge of debauchery or insubordination.

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Titus 1 5-10

• 7 For an overseer, as God's steward, must be
  above reproach. He must not be arrogant or
  quick-tempered or a drunkard or violent or greedy
  for gain, 8 but hospitable, a lover of good,
  self-controlled, upright, holy, and disciplined.

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Titus 1 5-10

• 9 He must hold firm to the trustworthy word
  as taught, so that he may be able to give
  instruction in sound doctrine and also to rebuke
  those who contradict it.

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Timothy Titus

• Above reproach.
• Husband of one wife.
• Children submissive.
• Not a drunkard.
• Self-controlled.
• Hospitable.
• Sober-minded.

• Above reproach
• Husband of one wife
• Children are believers.
• Not a drunkard
• Self-controlled.
• Hospitable.
• Disciplined

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Timothy Titus

• Respectable.
• Not violent.
• Able to teach.
• Gentle.
• Not quarrelsome.
• Not a lover of money.

• Upright.
• Able to give instruction
• Not violent
• Lover of good.
• Not quick-tempered
• Not Greedy for gain
• Holy.

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Husband of One Wife

• Could have been worded.
• Must be married.
• Not be a polygamist.
• Married only once
• Is worded.
• Husband of one wife.
• What about the death of the wife?

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Children

• The two areas of controversy.
• Does Children mean more than one child.
• Do the children have to be Christians.

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Multiple Children

• Does Children mean more than one child.
• It does includes the singular.
• If askedanyone with children please standup
• Could a person with one child stand?

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Multiple Children

• Does Children mean more than one child.
• Not one Child is alike.
• Consider the complexity of a congregation.
• There are no congregations with singular
  personality types.
• Managing different personalities is difficult,
  but necessary.

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Faithful Children

• Children have to be Christians?
• "Faithful" means more than children that are
  Christians.

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Faithful Children

• What about an elder has a child to go astray?
• Children become independent.
• Elders only have authority over the local
  congregation.

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Spiritual Leaders

• Elders Qualifications