Saturday, May 8, 2010

Why is 3 afraid of 4?

Last night at Bible Study we looked at Titus chapter 1. One of the things we thought about was what happens when, as a leader, you don't understand the heart of the gospel.

E1: "Why is six afraid of seven? Because seven eight (ate) nine!"
E2: "Why is three afraid of four? Because four five six!"

The logic for the joke is the same, but E2 didn't get what made the joke. So many people in Crete had similar logic, but missed the truth and beauty of the gospel. Godly leadership protects from error by making Jesus the focus of everything.

Elders/Overseers/Leaders in general should be:
  • Blameless
  • Faithful to their spouse
  • Able to lead their family well
  • Hospitable
  • A lover of good
  • Self-controlled
  • Holy
  • Upright, and
  • Disciplined.
An elder/overseer/leader in general must not be:
  • Overbearing
  • Quick tempered
  • Given to drink too much
  • Violent
  • Greedy
  • A talker and deceiver
  • Devoted to myths and controversies
  • Someone who claims to know God but does not live like they do.
My personal opinion is that everybody leads somebody, no matter how uninfluential you think you might be. We can all learn from Paul's instruction to Titus and we should be praying for good leadership (both in ourselves and others).

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