Qualifications of Overseers
1 This is a faithful saying: If a man desires the position of a1 bishop, he desires a good work.
2 A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, temperate, sober-minded, of good behavior, hospitable, able to teach;
3 not1 given to wine, not violent, not greedy for money, but gentle, not quarrelsome, not3 covetous;
4 one who rules his own house well, having his children in submission with all reverence
New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
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| << 1 Timothy 2:15 | 1 Timothy 3:2 >> |
What Does 1 Timothy 3:1 Mean?
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 >> |
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Desiring the role of an elder, overseer, or pastor is not wrong when motives are proper; it is not an improper ambition. Serving as a pastor in a church and helping the people constitute good works, provided they are pursued in a godly manner.