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1 Timothy 3:1
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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
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What Does 1 Timothy 3:1 Mean?

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.




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


 
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