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1 Timothy 3:8-13

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Elder qualifications, part 2 (continued)
  • “above reproach as God’s steward”
    • Titus 1:7
    • “not self-willed” (arrogant)
      • Titus 1:7
      • I Peter 5:3
      • “not quick-tempered” (not soon angry)
        • Titus 1:7
        • Mark 3:5
        • Ephesians 4:6
        • “not addicted to wine” (not a drunkard, not given to wine)
          • I Timothy 3:3; Titus 1:7
          • “loving what is good”
            • Titus 1:8
            • “just” (upright)
              • Titus 1:8
              • Able to be fair and objective.
              • “devout” (holy)
                • Titus 1:8
                • “self-controlled” (disciplined, temperate)
                  • Titus 1:8
                    • I Timothy 3 (continued)
                    • I Timothy 3:8-13 – “Deacons likewise …”
                      • The word behind “deacon” or “servant,” but deacons are servants with special roles within the church.
                      • Deacons must also match the qualifications laid out for elders.
                      • I Timothy 3:11 – The most natural reading seems to be referring to deacons’ wives.
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