For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not selfwilled, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre;
A church leader has to be someone you can actually respect, they're basically managing God's house. That means no ego trips, no anger issues, no drinking problems, no getting physical with people, and definitely not chasing money.
Church leaders should be the kind of people you'd actually want representing God.
📚 Historical Context
In the first century AD, the Apostle Paul wrote his letter to Titus, who was left in Crete to organize and strengthen the churches there, amid a culture rife with false teachers and moral laxity. Paul outlines qualifications for church leaders like bishops, emphasizing their role as stewards of God's household to ensure the church's purity and order. This guidance drew from both Jewish traditions of leadership and the emerging practices of the early Christian community.
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