37 Good Testimony Good KALON Testimony MARTURION witness Mk 1455 martyr testimony Jn 119 Good reputation NASB NIV Well thought of ESV Good report ID: 640062
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Qualities of Elders
1 Timothy
3:7Slide2
Good Testimony
Good: KALON
Testimony: MARTURION – witness (Mk 14:55), martyr, testimony (
Jn
1:19)
“Good reputation” – NASB;
NIV; “
Well thought of” – ESV
“Good report” –
KJV; “
Good testimony” - ASV
An elder must be well thought of by those who are members of the church, but also of those outside of the church
Does this mean all will speak well of him? – Luke 6:26
Who would you ask about this man?
Coworkers? Neighbors? Slide3
Why is it important to have a good reputation?
Not having a good reputation would cause reproach.
The devil is waiting with a snare
He would love to humiliate and elder of the Lord’s church
Should we rush to appoint elders? Why would it be important to take your time?
Is it easier to get a man “in” or “out” of an eldership?Slide4
Review: Qualities from 1 Timothy(15 total)
Blameless
One woman man (husband of one wife)
Temperate
Sober minded
Good behavior
Hospitable
Able to teach
Not given (addicted; abstinent) to wine Slide5
Review: Qualities from 1 Timothy(15 total)
Not violent; not a striker
Not greedy for money
Gentle
Not quarrelsome (contentious)
Not covetous (free from love of money)
Rules his house well
Children in submission; under control
With reverence; respect
Not a new convert
Good reputation w/outsidersSlide6
Qualities
from Titus 1:5-9
In His House
Blameless (above reproach)
One woman man (husband of one wife)
Having faithful children
Not accused of dissipation or insubordination
In God’s House
Blameless as God’s steward
Not self willed
Not quick tempered
Not given (addicted) to wine
Not violent
Not greedy for money
Hospitable
A lover of good
Sober-minded
Just, holy, self controlled
Holding fast the faithful word