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Matthew 5:27-28. “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall not commit adultery.’ 28 But I tell
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you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his
heart.

[3] 1 Timothy 3:2. Temperate. Titus 1:7. Not quick-tempered.

The word means to be clear-headed, mentally alert, and able to make sound judgments. It identifies a man who
has sound spiritual discernment in this evil world. In the everyday situations of life, he reacts according to
biblical principles so that he remains under God’s control.

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Matthew 7:3-5. “Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no
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attention to the plank in your own eye? How can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck
out of your eye,’ when all the time there is a plank in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the
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plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s
eye.
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James 1:19-20. My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to
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listen, slow to speak, and slow to become angry, because human anger does not produce the
righteousness that God desires.

[4] 1 Timothy 3:2. Self-controlled. Titus 1:8. Self-controlled.
It means “to be of sound mind”, especially in the sense of not being impulsive. He doesn’t live by his feelings, but
by obedience to God’s wisdom as revealed in His Word.
Paul uses this word to refer to an athlete who exercises self-control in all things so that he may win the prize. He
doesn’t do anything that would hinder him from his goal. An elder must have control over harmful desires or
habits that would interfere with knowing Christ more deeply or with being an effective shepherd of God’s flock.
He will be disciplined about spending time alone with God in the Word and prayer. He is not impulsive.
Proverbs 25:28. Like a city whose walls are broken through is a person who lacks self-control.
[5] 1 Timothy 3:2. Respectable. Titus 1:8. Loves what is good.

The word means “orderly, decent, modest.” It points to a person who lives a well-ordered, decent life in every
area so that he is modeling the life of Jesus in his own life.

1 Corinthians 14:40. But everything should be done in a fitting and orderly way.
[6] 1 Timothy 3:3. Hospitable. Titus 1:8. Hospitable.

Literally, the Greek word means, “a lover of strangers.” He is quick to open his heart and home to others. He is
not afraid to meet new people. He’s able to make them feel relaxed and welcome.
Leviticus 19:34. The foreigner residing among you must be treated as your native-born. Love
them as yourself, for you were foreigners in Egypt. I am the LORD your God.
[7] 1 Timothy 3:2. Able to teach. Titus 1:9. Hold firmly to the trustworthy message. Encourage by sound
doctrine.
This does not mean that every elder has the spiritual gift of teaching. The qualities from Paul are all qualities that
can be developed. Being able to teach means that an elder must know Scripture well enough to be able to share
sound doctrine with his neighbor, co-worker, or brother-in-law in a kind and gentle manner without quarreling.
He may or may not have the desire or the ability to preach on Sunday morning. He must be a man of the Word
who also understands people so that he can guide people into God’s truth.

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