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Commentaries: Forerunner Commentary What is the Forerunner Commentary? << 1 Timothy 2:15 1 Timothy 3:2 >> 1 Timothy 3:1 It is not wrong to want to be an elder, or an overseer, or a pastor. If one's motives are right, it is not an improper ambition. Being a pastor of a church and helping the people are good works, if they are pursued in a godly way. Richard T. Ritenbaugh Countering Presumptuousness Related Topics: Elder | Elder, Function of | Godly Motives | Good Works | Motives | Motives for Serving God | Motives, Godly | Overseer | Overseer, Function of | Pastor | Pastor's Responsibility | Presumptuousness << 1 Timothy 2:15 1 Timothy 3:2 >>
It is not wrong to want to be an elder, or an overseer, or a pastor. If one's motives are right, it is not an improper ambition. Being a pastor of a church and helping the people are good works, if they are pursued in a godly way.
Richard T. Ritenbaugh Countering Presumptuousness
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