A. Amos Love

Mark

Are you an elder/overseer?

Do you meet the”qualifications” to be and elder/overseer?
In 1 Tim and Titus?

Here’s a quick list of the “qualifications” for elder/oveerseer
for any that are wondering about 1 Tim and Titus.

Titus 1:6 **If** any be blameless…
Titus 1:7 For a bishop “must be” blameless…

**blameless — unrebukeable, without fault.
husband of one wife — married, male.
rules well his own house — have a family, children.
not greedy of filthy lucre — Not greedy for money.
vigilant — no excessive wine, calm in spirit.
sober — of a sound mind, self controlled.
of good behavior — modest, unassuming, reserved.
no striker — not quarrelsome, contentious.
not a brawler — abstaining from fighting.
not self willed — not self pleasing, not arrogant.
not soon angry — not prone to anger.
temperate — having power over, restraining.
**holy — undefiled by sin, free from wickedness.
**just — righteous, virtuous, innocent, faultless.

Not only do elders have to “qualify” but also their children. Yes?

“having faithful children not accused of riot or unruly”

**faithful — believing, one who trusts in God’s promises.
**not accused of riot — Strongs – asotia — unsavedness.
…an abandoned dissolute life, lost to principle.
**unruly — disobedient.

The Bible talks about bishops, and elders.
And qualifications for bishops and elders.
Can you have one without the other?

Seems to me, this problem, “male headship,” exists only
because there are a bunch of guys leading a “Religious $ System,”
who claim to be elders/overseers, rulers of the people,
who don’t/can’t even measure up to “the qualifications.”

Where I exist in Christ, outside “The Corrupt Religious System,”
you never hear the words… Complementarinism – Egalitarianism.
Brethren are “listened to” because of the Christ within each believer.

Not because of “Titles,” education, position, power, prestige, reputation, etc…

The same Spirit that raised Christ from the dead dwells in me.
The same Spirit that raised Christ from the dead dwells in you.

“ALL” can, and are expected to “participate,” always.

1Cor 14:26
How is it then, brethren? when ye come together,
every one of you hath a psalm, hath a doctrine,
hath a tongue, hath a revelation, hath an interpretation.
Let all things be done unto edifying.