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Introduction
Greetings...
Theme: Church leadership...
Specifically elderships…recently “qualifications.”
Today we continue that...
Respectable
We find this qualification once pertaining to elders
In the KJV & NKJV it is translated “of good behavior.”
In the ASV it is translated “orderly.”
What does “respectable” mean for elders?
We find this word only one other time in the New Testament and that is in .
The focus here is that a man has lived in such a way that others are almost forced respect him as a person.
This is seen in its use in .
Notice, that the type of clothing women are expected to wear is to garner respect and reflect a godly person.
The same concept is applied to elders in that everything they do in their life is to establish respect.
Their orderly respectable behavior is obvious in their work, their family, their social life, the religious life…everything!
Summery
An elder that doesn’t live in such a way as to garner respect in their life is an elder that will never lead the sheep to respectable living.
How can an elder expect others to live respectable, orderly, good behavior lives if they themselves don’t?
Gentle
We find this qualification once pertaining to elders
What does “gentle” mean for elders?
This word, gentle, is found four other times in the New Testament.
The focus here is that a man can tolerate and thus kindly handle any person’s emotional actions.
Notice slaves were to show respect for the gentle and unjust master.
Titus was to preach that people were to be gentle and not quarrelsome.
It is no accident that these are placed next to each other.
James shows that “wisdom from above” is gentle and open to reason.
Elders must be able to listen and then gently handle the emotions of others so that they can guide them to righteousness.
Summery
If an man can’t handle the erratic emotions of others and control his emotions enough to gently lead that person in the direction he/she needs to go, that man cannot lead God’s sheep where they ought to go.
Self-Controlled, Just, & Holy
These three qualifications are found in one passage pertaining to elders
It’s fitting these three are found together as they represent the “three-fold” duty of man and all the more important duty of an elder.
What does “self-controlled” mean for an elder?
This word is found only in our text here.
It is translated “self-controlled (NKJV…), temperate (KJV), disciplined (ESV…)
It is translated “self-controlled (NKJV…), temperate (KJV), disciplined (ESV…)
The focus here is that a man must “live right with himself.”
An elder must be confident in his walk with God, not arrogance, confidence.
He has considered his walk with God.
Haggai 1:
He has tested his own work for the Lord.
He knows he is “in the faith” because he has tested himself.
What does “just” mean for an elder?
This word is found seventy-nine times in the New Testament.
The focus here is that a man must “live right toward others.”
An elder is one that “passes just judgment on others” (Thayer’s).
In the same way elders seek just judgment from God, they must render just judgments to their sheep.
Just judgments take into account everything they possibly can such as maturity, gender, mercy, God’s Word…so that they can make the just judgment and lead that one closer to Christ.
The Good Shepherd is an elders example and of the Good Shepherd we read...
Ps
What does “holy” mean for an elder?
This word is found eight times in the New Testament.
The focus here is a that a man must “live right toward God.”
An elders understands he is to be separated from this world.
Of the eight times this word “holy” is found six of them are applied to God, one to elders, and one to a persons worship.
An elder is separated from the world in love.
An elder is separated from the world in wisdom.
1 Cor
James 1:
Summery
An eldership is confident in their walk with God, justly judges according to God’s Word, and lives holy or separate lives from the world.
Conclusion
Elders have a grave and seemingly relentless work but the reward is great.
Invitation
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