• Qualifications for elders, continued:
    • Not a new convert – I Timothy 3:6
      • Hebrews 5:12
    • Holding fast the faithful word – Titus 1:9
      • Note that the stated purpose of this requirement is so the man will hold fast to sound doctrine and be able to defend it.
    • Able to teach – I Timothy 3:2
      • There is no specification about whether this has to be public or private teaching.
    • The husband of one wife – I Timothy 3:2; Titus 1:6
      • See also I Timothy 3:12
    • Manages his own household well – I Timothy 3:4-5
      • See II Corinthians 9:13
      • A man must be managing his household in such a manner that they respect him. How a man leads his family gives an idea of how he will tend to the church.
    • Having children who believe – Titus 1:6