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Marks of Mature Christians
by Father Al Jenkins
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1.
Blameless as a steward of God; above reproach (1 Timothy
3:2; Titus 1:6-7)
2. Husband of one wife; a one-woman man (1 Timothy 3:2, Titus 1:6)
3. Temperate, sober, vigilant (1 Timothy 3:2)
4. Sober-minded, prudent (1 Timothy 3:2, Titus 1:8)
5. Of good behavior; orderly, respectable (1 Timothy 3:2)
6. Given to hospitality (1 Timothy 3:2; Titus 1:8)
7. Able to teach; can exhort believers and refute false teaching (1 Timothy 3:2;
Titus 1:9)
8. Not given to wine (1 Timothy 3:3, Titus 1:7)
9. Not violent, not pugnacious (1 Timothy 3:3, Titus 1:7)
10. Patient, moderate, forbearing, gentle (1 Timothy 3:3)
11. Not a brawler; not contentious; not soon angry or quick tempered (1 Timothy
3:3)
12. Not covetous; not a lover of money; not greedy (1 Timothy 3:3, Titus 1:7)
13. Rules well his own house, not accused of rebellion to God (1 Timothy 3:4,
Titus 1:7)
14. Not a novice; not a new convert (1 Timothy 3:6)
15. Good report or reputation with outsiders (1 Timothy 3:7)
16. Not self-willed (Titus 1:7)
17. A lover of what is good (Titus 1:7)
18. Just, fair (Titus 1:8)
19. Holy, devout (Titus 1:8)
20. Self-controlled (Titus 1:8)
21. Sets an example (1 Peter 5:1-3)
22. Feeds and cares for the church (Acts 20:28; 1 Thessalonians 5:12)
23. Teaches sound doctrine (1 Timothy 5:17; Titus 1:9)
24. Able to lead (I Timothy 5:17; Hebrews 13:17)
25. Can train others (Acts 14:23; 1 Timothy 4:14; 5:22; Titus 1:5)
26. Will refute and rebuke the insubordinate (Titus 1:9, 13)
27. Gives account to God for the well-being of the church (Hebrews 13:17)
28. Christ-like humility (1 Peter 5:3-5) |
"Older men
are to be temperate, worthy of respect, self-controlled, and sound in faith, in
love and in endurance. Likewise, teach the older women are to be
reverent in the way they live, not to be slanderers or addicted to much wine,
but to teach what is good. Then they can train the younger women to love their
husbands and children, to be self-controlled and pure, to be busy at home, to
be kind, and to be subject to their husbands, so that no one will malign the
word of God."
Titus
2:2-5
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