TITLE:
Negative Qualifications for
Elders
TEXT:
1 Timothy 3:1-7 and Titus 1:5-9
PROPOSITION:
Most qualifications are measured as a
relative, not absolute
QUESTION:
What?
KEY WORD:
Qualifications
SCRIPTURE READING:
1 Timothy 3:1-7
INTRODUCTION:
Today we look at the Biblical qualifications for the office of Elder
Some of the qualifications are absolute (yes or no)
Most of them are relative (we are looking for high rather than low)
Most can be rated on a scale of 1 to 10.
This morning the 8 negative qualifications in Timothy and Titus
Tonight the 16 positive qualifications in Timothy and Titus
Term |
Meaning |
Question |
Negative Qualifications |
A No answer qualifies him. A Yes answer disqualifies him. |
|
Not a drunkard | Not given to, controlled by, under the influence of | Are his mind and body out of balance? |
Not contentious | Striker, ready with a blow, a bruiser | Is he constantly looking for a fight? |
Not greedy of ill gain | Seeking gain through dishonorable means | Does he get his money dishonestly? |
Not quarrelsome | A wrangler, opposite of quiet, calm and peaceable | Does he disagree loudly with great emotion? |
Not covetous | Lover of money, fixed on gain | Is money more important than anything else? |
Not a novice | Newly planted, recent convert, just beginning | Does he lack spiritual maturity? |
Not self-willed | Please self, headstrong, obstinate, pigheaded, arrogant | Does he always want to have his way? |
Not soon angry | Incensed at slight provocation, not easily irritated or provoked | Do little things become big irritations to him? |