9:30am traditional service
Feb 23, 2025 • JJ Cox
· Paul lays out 15 qualifications in 1 Timothy that should be evident in the lives of men who hold that position.
o Above reproach
o Husband to just one wife
o Sober-minded (good judgment)
o Self-controlled
o Respectable (men of honor)
o Hospitable
o Able to teach
o Not given to drunkenness
o Gentle
o Not quarrelsome
o Not a lover of money
o Manages his own family well and as a result his children reflect his leadership (they obey him)
o They are not young in their faith
o They have a good reputation with outsiders