Series: Stick to the Truth
Text: 1 Timothy 3:1-7
Introductory comments about this list
- This list is designed to be a starting place
- This list is designed to guard the office of pastor/elder/bishop
- This list is designed for the present
Brief definitions
- Above reproach
- Blameless
- The husband of one wife
- A one woman man
- Sober-minded
- Vigilant
- Cautious
- Self-controlled
- Thinking is governed by truth
- Respectable
- Dignity
- Well mannered
- Hospitable
- Shows love to outsiders
- Welcoming
- Able to teach
- Can they use truth to offer guidance, and can they correct error?
- Not a drunkard
- Not controlled by pleasure or felt need
- Not violent but gentle
- Not volatile
- Peaceful
- Not quarrelsome
- Not belligerent or debating
- Not resentful
- Not a lover of money
- Understands stewardship
- Must be faithful
- Manage his own household well, with all dignity keeping his children submissive
- Supervision
- Nurture
- Not a recent convert
- Spiritually mature
- Well thought of by outsiders
Conclusion
- These qualities are in some way for every christian to demonstrate
- These qualities represent areas of growth that we continually strive for
- The qualities are windows into the perfections of Christ