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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
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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

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