Highlights
- Character look for in an elder
- Type of people to avoid based on their actions vs 10 – 16
Titus 1:6-12,14-16
[6]an elder must be blameless; he must have only one wife, and his children must be believers and not have the reputation of being wild or disobedient.
[7]For since a church leader is in charge of God’s work, he should be blameless. He must not be arrogant or quick-tempered, or a drunkard or violent or greedy for money.
[8]He must be hospitable and love what is good. He must be self-controlled, upright, holy, and disciplined.
[9]He must hold firmly to the message which can be trusted and which agrees with the doctrine. In this way he will be able to encourage others with the true teaching and also to show the error of those who are opposed to it.
[10]For there are many, especially converts from Judaism, who rebel and deceive others with their nonsense.
[11]It is necessary to stop their talk, because they are upsetting whole families by teaching what they should not, and all for the shameful purpose of making money.
12 It was a Cretan himself, one of their own prophets, who spoke the truth when he said, “Cretans are always liars, wicked beasts, and lazy gluttons.” For this reason you must rebuke them sharply, so that they may have a healthy faith
[14]and no longer hold on to Jewish legends and to human commandments which come from people who have rejected the truth.
[15]Everything is pure to those who are themselves pure; but nothing is pure to those who are defiled and unbelieving, for their minds and consciences have been defiled.
[16]They claim that they know God, but their actions deny it. They are hateful and disobedient, not fit to do anything good.