I Timothy 3:2-7; Titus 1:6-9I Peter 5:1 – No man is perfect and we cannot expect elders to be perfect either. Peter made plenty of mistakes, but grew into a qualified elder.Qualifications for elders:Above reproach – I Timothy 3:2. See I Timothy 5:7; 6:14.Above reproach – Titus 1:6. See I Corinthians 1:8; Colossians 1:22; I Timothy 3:10Above reproach as God’s steward – Titus 1:7. See I Corinthians 4:1,2; I Peter 4:10.Good reputation with those outside – I Timothy 3:7. See I Peter 4:4; Matthew 5:11Temperate – I Timothy 3:2Prudent – I Timothy 3:2; Titus 1:8. See also Titus 2:2,5.Self-controlled – Titus 1:8Respectable – I Timothy 3:2. See also I Timothy 2:9. Someone who lives a decent and orderly life.Gentle – I Timothy 3:3. See also Titus 3:2; James 3:17; I Peter 2:18; Psalm 86:5; II Corinthians 10:1-2.
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