Elder Qualifications – Prudent
An overseer, then, must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, prudent , respectable, hospitable, able to teach… 1 Timothy 3:2 (emphasis mine) A spiritual leader in the…
An overseer, then, must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, prudent , respectable, hospitable, able to teach… 1 Timothy 3:2 (emphasis mine) A spiritual leader in the…
An overseer, then, must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, prudent, respectable, hospitable, able to teach… 1 Timothy 3:2 (emphasis mine) Nēphalios (temperate) literally means wineless, or…
…the husband of one wife... Titus 1:6b …the husband of one wife… 1 Timothy 3:2b Lance Quinn explains that “…this English translation comes from the Greek phrase mias gunaikos andra,…
An overseer, then, must be above reproach… 1 Timothy 3:2a …namely, if any man is above reproach… Titus 1:6a For the overseer must be above reproach as God’s steward… Titus…
Paul quickly moves from a man aspiring to the office of overseer to a number of qualifications that are essential for a man to meet in order to be approved…
It is a trustworthy statement: if any man aspires to the office of overseer, it is a fine work he desires to do. 1 Timothy 3:1 Paul wants to be…
A biblical church polity is essential for a healthy church. After all, if you do not have spiritually qualified leadership, it is impossible to have a spiritual church. Jesus soundly…
There is no question that discipleship must be a key component of a pastor’s ministry, and this cannot be fully accomplished behind the pulpit. Biblical truth is fundamental for a…
Is it possible to be a disciple of Jesus Christ and avoid suffering? There was a time when Peter thought it was incomprehensible that the Lord Jesus Christ would have…
“A pupil is not above his teacher; but everyone, after he has been fully trained, will be like his teacher.” Luke 6:40 Servanthood is a defining characteristic of a biblical…