1 Timothy 3:2
The bishop therefore must be without reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, sober-minded, orderly, given to hospitality, apt to teach;
Treated in 5 passages across the library.
Where it is preached
- Men Who Tended the Flock ·
George Herbert — The Country Parson Who Made the Ordinary Holy cites 1 Timothy 3:2–3
…rate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach, not given to drunkenness” (1 Timothy 3:2–3, NIV). These were not abstract virtues for Herbert but practical habits of daily life — e…
- Men Who Tended the Flock ·
Scripture Appendix: God’s Word on the Pastoral Calling cites 1 Timothy 3:2–3
…h, we were delighted to share with you not only the gospel of God but our lives as well.” 1 Timothy 3:2–3 — “An overseer is to be above reproach, faithful to his wife, temperate, self-controlled,…
- Rise Up, Men of God ·
The Inner Man cites 1 Timothy 3:2–3
…not given to drunkenness, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money" (1 Timothy 3:2–3). Notice: able to teach appears only once in this long list. The rest is character. If yo…
- Soar Like The Eagle ·
Being Released cites 1 Timothy 3: 1-7
…o recognize and support these.)} Biblical Qualifications: These are to be mostly found in 1 Timothy 3: 1-7 and Titus 1: 5-9. We would recognize that: It is good for a man to desire such an office.…
- Watchman Nee ·
The Church and the Body of Christ cites 1 Timothy 3:1-7
…ober-minded, gentle, not contentious, not a lover of money, able to teach, and respected (1 Timothy 3:1-7). Nee's ecclesiology emphasized appointment and spiritual maturity. Modern churches shoul…