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Titus 1 – Three Views on Elder's "Faithful" Children

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  • Jesse Johnson

This article presents three different views on the elder qualification Paul gives in Titus 1, that an elder must have "faithful children." The views include the evangelical, Reformed, and Baptist view.

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Five Ugly Qualities of the Anti-Elder

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  • Tim Challies

There are many pastors who should not be pastors, and many elders who have no business being elders. It is for this reason that God told his church how it can discern the anti-elder type. This article gives five qualities of such a person, inferring them from 1 Timothy 3 and Titus 1.

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The Role of Office-Bearers

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  • Karlo Janssen

Office-bearers are given by Christ to his church to equip the saints. This article looks at the biblical foundation for the role of elders and deacons, their qualifications and duties, with texts such as 1 Timothy 3 and Titus 1.

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Needed: Teflon Men

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  • Clarence Bouwman

Looking at the qualifications for office-bearers as detailed in Titus 1:6-9, this article shows that God's standard for this office is high. The author compares these qualifications to the requirements for a priest (Leviticus 21), making the point that men called to office are required to be holy and blameless.

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Finding the Elders We Need

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  • Clarence Bouwman

When the church needs to find new officebearers, she must focus on the spiritual qualifications as stipulated in 1 Timothy 3:1-7 and Titus 1:5-9. She must also understand the nature of the work of the elder - that he is called to be an overseer, shepherd, steward, and leader.

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The Qualification of the Office of Elder (6): The Elder's Relationship to His Wife and Children

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  • Douglas J. Kuiper

This series of articles looks at the qualifications required in order to be an elder in the church based on 1 Timothy 3 and Titus 1. This article discusses the elder's relationship with his wife and children, and the manner in which he leads his household.

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The Qualification of the Office of Elder (5): Married, With Children? Not Necessarily

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  • Douglas J. Kuiper

This series of articles looks at the qualifications required in order to be an elder in the church based on 1 Timothy 3 and Titus 1. This article focuses specifically on 1 Timothy 3:2-4. Must a man be married and have children in order to serve as an elder? Can unmarried men or married men without children also serve?

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The Qualifications of the Office of Elder (4): The Elder's Blamelessness

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  • Douglas J. Kuiper

This series of articles looks at the qualifications required in order to be an elder in the church based on 1 Timothy 3 and Titus 1. This article discusses what it means that elders must be blameless.

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The Qualification of the Office of Elder (3): Adult Males - The Scriptural Defense

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  • Douglas J. Kuiper

This series of articles looks at the qualifications required in order to be an elder in the church based on 1 Timothy 3 and Titus 1. This article discusses whether women can be office-bearers, concluding that God only calls men to serve as elders in the church.

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The Qualification of the Office of Elder (2): Adult Males

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  • Douglas J. Kuiper

This series of articles looks at the qualifications required in order to be an elder in the church based on 1 Timothy 3 and Titus 1. This article discusses whether women can be office-bearers, concluding that God only calls men to serve as elders in the church.

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The Qualification of the Office of Elder (1): An Overview

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  • Douglas J. Kuiper

Looking at 1 Timothy 3 and Titus 1, this article gives an overview of the qualifications required in order to be an elder in the church.

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An Orthodox Professor (2)

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  • David J. Engelsma

The church needs the faithful preaching and teaching of God’s word. This article looks at the calling of a professor to teach future pastors. Looking at Titus 1:9, the author discusses the standard of doctrine and the task of teachers of God's word.

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An Orthodox Professor (1)

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  • David J. Engelsma

The church needs the faithful preaching and teaching of God’s word. This article looks at the calling of a professor to teach future pastors. Looking at Titus 1:9, the author discusses the qualification and the heart of teachers of God's word.

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Titus 1:12 – Cretans are Always Liars Paul and Epimenides

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  • Riemer A. Faber

This article is about the statement of Paul in Titus 1:12.

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A Scandal to the Church The Question of Titus 1:6 and the Children of Elders

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  • Stephen D. Doe

This article is about unbelieving or disobedient children of elders. The author looks at the family life of office-bearers, the covenant and child-rearing, the response of the covenant child, and church discipline.

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