Doug Hayes - Titus: Bishops As Blameless Stewards of God: Part 1

Titus: Bishops As Blameless Stewards of God: Part 1 — Titus 1:7
I. A bishop
Acts 1:20; 20:28; Phil. 1:1; 1 Tim. 3:2; Tit. 1:7; 3:15; 1 Pet. 2:25; 5:1-2
Heb. 13:7, 17
A. Must be blameless
B. As a steward of God
Lk. 12:42; 16: 1, 3, 8; Rom. 16:23; 1 Cor. 4:1, 2; Gal. 4:2; Tit. 1:7; 1 Pet. 4:10
II. Qualities not to be found in a bishop
A. Not self-willed
Tit. 1:7; 2 Pet. 2:10
B. Not quick-tempered
Prov. 25:28; James 1:19-20; 2 Tim. 2:24;
Titus 1:6
Eph. 4:26; Eccl. 7:7, 9; Prov. 14:17, 29; 15:1
C. Not given to wine
1 Tim. 3:3, 8; Tit. 1:7; cf. Tit. 2:3;
1 Tim. 5:23; Eph. 5:18
D. Not violent
1 Tim. 3:3; Tit. 1:7
E. Not greedy for money
1 Tim. 3:3, 8; Tit. 1:7; Rom. 16:17-18; Acts 20:33