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Questions On Elders And Their Qualifications. 1. How is a congregation to know if a man desires the office of an elder?. Talk to him!. Talk to him! Ask him!. Talk to him! Ask him! Encourage him!. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Questions On Elders
And Their Qualifications
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1.How is a congregation to know if
a man desires the office of an elder?
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Talk to him!
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Talk to him!
Ask him!
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Talk to him!
Ask him!
Encourage him!
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2.Can a Christian introduce his own
considerations in the selection and if so, how can we know they
are appropriate?
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Do we really trust God’s qualifications?
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Do we really trust God’s qualifications?
Are we smarter than He?
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3.If a man has committed adultery, even if it has been 5, 10, 20 years
ago, does this disqualify him from the position of elder?
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Blameless
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Blameless
Humble
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Blameless
Humble
Forgiven
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4.How much can a man be away in travel for his job before he is not
qualified?
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10%
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10%
25%
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10%
25%
Communications?
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10%
25%
Communications?
Other elders?
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5.I Peter 5:5 Could you give some
examples of the elder’s submission to the younger?
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1 Peter 5:5
5 Likewise you younger people, submit yourselves to your elders. Yes, all of you be submissive to one another, and be clothed
with humility, for
"God resists the proud,But gives grace to the humble."
NKJV
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Serve God,
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Serve God,the congregation
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Serve God,the congregation
and the things that are best for the young
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Serve God,the congregation
and the things that are best for the young
before he serves himself.
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6.Discuss the example of
appointing “more elders”(Timothy at Ephesus)
vs. appointing men where there had been none before?
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You need as many men, and men as early as they are genuinely
qualified and recognized as so in the congregation.
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7.If an older elder’s wife dies, can
he continue his service?
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If his 2 outstanding 40 yr. old children are killed in an auto
accident, is he disqualified then?
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If his 2 outstanding 40 yr. old children are killed in an auto
accident, is he disqualified then?
I tell him to offer his resignation to the evangelist and other elders
every six months and they determine if he abilities have
changed.
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8.Does “children” in the
qualification of elders always mean two or more?
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It would seem so!
But…
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There are “generalizing plurals” where the common situation is recognized without specifying
the number
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Gen 21:77 She also said, "Who would
have said to Abraham that Sarah would nurse children? For I have borne him a son in his old age."
NKJV
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1 Tim 5:9-10
9 Do not let a widow under sixty years old be taken into the number, and not
unless she has been the wife of one man, 10 well reported for good works:
if she has brought up children, NKJV
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Witnesses = general situationPlurality is specified as “at the
mouth of two or three witnesses”
The text does not say “having two or more” faithful children.
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I have not appointed a “one child elder” unless the congregation
has been comfortable with that.
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9. What constitutes “faithful
children”?
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The text does not say “only faithful children” or “all of their
children living faithfully”
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Majority faithful
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10.What is the threshold of support
that a man must receive from the congregation in order to
become an elder?
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How knowledgeable is everyone?
How many new converts?
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How knowledgeable is everyone?
How many new converts?
The consensuses of the knowledgeable!
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11.One of the duties of an elder is to feed the flock. What are the
different ways to feed?
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Teach himself
Influence and control teaching
Plan, Prepare, Learn & Guide Teaching
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12.How can the elders know if the sheep are growing spiritually.
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Observation
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ObservationTime together
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ObservationTime together
Comparing their past with their present
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ObservationTime together
Comparing their past with their present
Discussing their hopes and goals spiritually
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13.Is a man qualified whose wife is
not?
What does a wife have to do with a man’s qualifications?
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What are your goals and hopes spiritually?
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What are your goals and hopes spiritually?
Is it time to change your direction?