THE GOSPEL-EXALTING QUALIFICATIONS FOR ELDERSHIP (PART 5)
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The Gospel-Exalting Qualifications For Eldership (Part 5) - 1 Timothy 3:1-7
Preached by: Ptr. Enteng Ramoneda
The great Charles Haddon Spurgeon captured the irony of the Church when he said: “If I had never joined a church till I had found one that was perfect, I should never have joined one at all; and the moment I did join it, if I had found one, I should have spoiled it, for it would not have been a perfect church after I had become a member of it. Still, imperfect as it is, it is the dearest place on earth to us.” But while we understand that the Church will always have problems, still, we need to know the root of many of these problems.
Knowing the centrality of the Word to the life of the Church, Paul knew that the ability of Elders to teach it is of paramount importance. Elsewhere, he said that a preacher should be approved by God, “rightly handing the word of truth,” or else all sorts of problems would arise. Majority of the qualifications into becoming an elder are character-based, but there's one that is more a "gift": that is, the ability to teach. But an aspiring elder should not just be able to communicate to qualify as someone who can teach; he also should be one who has been brought deeper into, and transformed by, the Word, thus making him fully able indeed to do so.
Do you want to have a well-rounded understanding of an Elder’s ability to teach? Let us seek to understand the life, and the equipping of, an able teacher of God’s Word.
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