Paul in 1 Timothy 3:2-12 was outlining some of the qualities that a bishop, an overseer, or a church leadership should have to Timothy:
- Here is a trustworthy saying: Whoever aspires to be an overseer desires a noble task.
- Now the overseer is to be above reproach, faithful to his wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,
- not given to drunkenness, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money.
- He must manage his own family well and see that his children obey him, and he must do so in a manner worthy of full respect.
- (If anyone does not know how to manage his own family, how can he take care of God’s church?)
- He must not be a recent convert, or he may become conceited and fall under the same judgment as the devil.
- He must also have a good reputation with outsiders, so that he will not fall into disgrace and into the devil’s trap.
- In the same way, deacons are to be worthy of respect, sincere, not indulging in much wine, and not pursuing dishonest gain.
- They must keep hold of the deep truths of the faith with a clear conscience.
- They must first be tested; and then if there is nothing against them, let them serve as deacons.
- In the same way, the women are to be worthy of respect, not malicious talkers but temperate and trustworthy in everything.
- A deacon must be faithful to his wife and must manage his children and his household well.
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