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| Self controlled - 1 Tim 3.2; Tit 1:8 | Not Quarrelsome - 1 Tim 3.3 | Pray for the Sick - James 5:14 |
| Hospitable - 1 Tim 3.2; Tit 1:8 | Disciplined - 1 Tit 1.8 | Not overbearing - 1 Tit 1.7 |
| Loves what is good - 1 Tit 1.8 | Upright, holy - 1 Tit 1.8 | Not quick-tempered - 1 Tit 1.7 |
| Not violent but Gentle - 1 Tim 3.3; Tit 1:7 | Rule the church as a steward of God - Titus 1:7; 1 Pet, 5:2-3 | Able to Teach - 1 Tim 3.2, 5.17; Tit 1:9 |
| Not a lover of Money - 1 Tim 3.3 | Not a resent
convert (mature Christian) - 1 Tim 3.6 |
Shepherd the church feed the church flock - Acts 20:28; 1 Pet, 5:2 |
| Have a good reputation with outsiders - 1 Tim 3.7 | Teach the
church correction, exhortation - 1 Tim. 3:2; Titus 1:9 |
Women not permitted to be Elders - 1 Timothy 2:11-12 |
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| Above Reproach (blameless) - 1 Tim 3.2, 3.9; Tit 1:6 | Temperate - 1 Tim 3.2, 3.8; Tit 1:7 | Not given to drunkenness - 1 Tim 3.3, 3.8; Tit 1:7 |
| Husband of one wife - 1 Tim 3.2, 3.12; Tit 1:6 | Respectable not double tongued? - 1 Tim 3.2, 3.8 | Manages own family well - 1 Tim 3.4, 3.12 |
| Sees that his children obey him with proper respect - 1 Tim 3.4-5, 3.12; Tit 1:6 | Holds the truth (faithful to doctrine) - 1 Tim 3.9; Tit 1:9 | Does not pursue dishonest gain. (trusted with church funds) 1 Tim 3.8; Tit 1:7 |
| Deacons | ||
| Sincere - 1 Tim 3.8 | Help the poor - Acts 6:1-6 | Tested - 1 Tim 3.10 |
| Be full of the Holy Spirit and have wisdom. - Acts 6:3 | Relieve Elders so they can study and teach. | Must hold the mysteries of faith in pure conscience. - 1 Timothy 3:9 |
| Wives of Elders and Deacons | ||
| Temperate - 1 Tim 3.11 | Must not slander or gossip - 1 Tim 3.11 | Worthy of respect - 1 Tim 3.11 |
| Trustworthy in everything - 1 Tim 3.11 | ||
Jesus was called “bishop” (1 Pet. 2:25). Peter was named a “fellow-elder” (1
Pet. 5:1). John was an elder (2 John 1). The church was exhorted to respect the
dignity of this office (1 Thess. 5:12-13; Heb. 13:7, 17, 24).
Phoebe in Romans 16:1was a deaconess. So this office is
open to women.
| www.biblefacts.org | Date: 7-2004 |