Qualities of a Bishop According to 1 Timothy 3
The passage from 1 Timothy 3 outlines the essential qualities and characteristics that a man must possess when aspiring to the position of a bishop. These qualities include being blameless, temperate, self-controlled, hospitable, and not given to wine or greed. The text emphasizes the importance of good behavior, gentleness, and being free from covetousness. Additionally, it highlights the need for a bishop to be experienced and not a novice, to avoid pride and condemnation. These criteria serve as guidelines for individuals seeking leadership roles within the religious community.
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1. Must Be a Man This is a faithful saying: If a man desires the position of a bishop, he desires a good work. 1 Timothy 3:1
2. Must Desire the Work This is a faithful saying: If a man desires the position of a bishop, he desires a good work. 1 Timothy 3:1
3. Must Be Blameless A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, temperate, sober-minded, of good behavior, hospitable, able to teach. 1 Timothy 3:2
4. Temperate, Soberminded, Self Controlled A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, temperate, sober-minded, of good behavior, hospitable, able to teach. 1 Timothy 3:2
5. Of Good Behavior A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, temperate, sober-minded, of good behavior, hospitable, able to teach. 1 Timothy 3:2
6. Given to Hospitality A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, temperate, sober-minded, of good behavior, hospitable, able to teach. 1 Timothy 3:2
7. Not Given to Wine not given to wine, not violent, not greedy for money, but gentle, not quarrelsome, not covetous 1 Timothy 3:3
8. Not Violent, Not Quarrelsome, Not Quick Tempered not given to wine, not violent, not greedy for money, but gentle, not quarrelsome, not covetous 1 Timothy 3:3
9. Not Covetous not given to wine, not violent, not greedy for money, but gentle, not quarrelsome, not covetous 1 Timothy 3:3
10. Not a Novice not a novice, lest being puffed up with pride he fall into the same condemnation as the devil. 1 Timothy 3:6
11. Not Self Willed For a bishop must be blameless, as a steward of God, not self-willed, not quick-tempered, not given to wine, not violent, not greedy for money. Titus 1:7
12. Lover of What is Good but hospitable, a lover of what is good, sober-minded, just, holy, self-controlled. Titus 1:8
13. Just and Holy but hospitable, a lover of what is good, sober-minded, just, holy, self-controlled. Titus 1:8
14. Good Testimony Among Those Outside the Church Moreover he must have a good testimony among those who are outside, lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil. 1 Timothy 3:7
