2. Qualifications Serious When Flying 5000’ Over California
Serious When Selecting Leaders For The Church

3. Baptist ‘Bishops’ Must Be … [Qualifications For Pastors]
1 Timothy 3:1-7
Baptist ‘Bishops’ Must Be …
[Qualifications For Pastors]

4. I. Review
1 Timothy
1 Timothy address problem of false teachers

5. II. Baptist ‘Bishop’s 1 A faithful saying 1:15; 4:9; 3:1
What is the faithful saying?
Man –
Desires –
Bishop –
He desires a good work –
Baptists and ‘Bishops’
Testimony

6. III. Baptist ‘Bishops’ Must Be 2-7
Qualifications for Bishops/Overseers 2-7
General qualification 2a
Specific qualifications 2b-7
The husband of one wife 2
A] must be married
B] only 1 wife entire life
C] monogamy
D] faithful to wife in marital and sexual realm from time of conversion, i.e. one woman man
“a man who having contracted monogamous marriage is faithful to his marriage vows”
Theodore [Bishop of Mopsuestia ~AD400]

7. III. Baptist ‘Bishops’ Must Be 2-7
C. Specific qualifications – continued 2b-7
The husband of one wife
Temperate – clear headed, self controlled 2
Sober minded – thoughtful aspect of self controlled 2
Of good behavior – orderly, well behaved, virtuous, respectable 2
Hospitable – friend to strangers, Ro 12:13, Hb 13:2 2
Able to teach – skillful in teaching, 2Ti2:24,25, Titus 1:9 2

8. III. Baptist ‘Bishops’ Must Be 2-7
C. Specific qualifications – continued 2b-7
7. not given to wine – not addicted to wine, see v
8. not violent – combatative, pugnacious, quarrelsome 3
9. not greedy for money
10. but gentle – kind
11. not quarrelsome – contentious, fighter 3
12. not covetous – content with what you have 3
13. good leader of his family
14. not a novice – a mature Christian
15. good testimony with those outside the church 7
D. Taken together – man of high integrity
Applications
1. Qualifications of Baptist ‘Bishops’ [i.e. Pastors]
2. Good qualifications for all Christians