Qualifications of an Elder 1 Timothy 3:2
Above reproach in these areas:
1) General
2) Domestic
3) Mental
• Temperate
• Sober-minded
• Orderly
• Able to teach
Acts 18:24-28 – Apollos with Priscilla and Aquila
Acts 20:13-38 – Paul speaking to the Ephesian Elders
Titus 1:9
2 TImothy 3:13-4:5 – Paul exhorting Timothy
Matthew 7:15-17 – Jesus warns against false teaching
2 Peter 2:1 – There WILL be false teaching
1 John 4:1-3
2 Timothy 1:13-14, 2:1-2
4) Moral
5) Experiential