03/15/2026
Requirements for Elders
Part 2
I Timothy 3: 2 - 7
Not Addicted to Wine
(I Timothy 3: 3; Isaiah 28: 7; 56: 9 - 12; I Timothy 5: 23)
Not Pugnacious
(I Timothy 3: 3; II Timothy 2: 24 - 25)
Gentle
(I Timothy 3: 3)
Uncontentious, Peaceful
(I Timothy 3: 3)
Free from the Love of Money
(I Timothy 3: 3; 6: 10; I Peter 5: 2; Jude 16; Acts 20: 33; I Corinthians 9: 6 - 14)
Manages His Own Household Well
(I Timothy 3: 4 - 5; I Peter 3: 7; I Timothy 3: 4; Ephesians 6: 4)
Not a New Convert
(I Timothy 3: 6, 10)
Good Reputation with Those Outside the Church
(I Timothy 3: 7)