Bad and Bitter Temper
For a bishop must be blameless… not quick tempered. (Titus 1:7) As Paul listed the list of qualifications for leaders among God’s people, one quality mentioned – coming as the third or fourth, depending on how one counts – is that the bishop, the overseer, the leader among God’s people must not be quick tempered. When […]
God-Willed, Not Self-Willed
For a bishop must be blameless, as a steward of God, not self-willed. (Titus 1:7) Paul gave Titus a list describing the character to look for in men who would be leaders among God’s people. The first item of the list was that a man should be blameless (Titus 1:6), and we previously looked at that […]
First in the Home
If a man is blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of dissipation or insubordination. (Titus 1:6) Paul left Titus on Crete to find, appoint, and train leaders for the churches in the many towns and villages across the island. Paul told Titus to look for men of character, and this verse […]