1 Timothy 3: Above Reproach And Well Thought Of
Above Reproach And Well Thought Of 1 Timothy 3:2 What has gone before... Paul exalts the " office of overseer ", which means spiritual health inspector. "Office of overseer" is often translated as " visitation ". The first " episcopate ", or group of church overseers, were probably the apostles, called by Jesus. Paul commended those who "aspire" or stretch out after and set their hearts upon the office of overseer, describing the work as a "noble task", something " beautifully good ". Moving on... Paul describes the the ideal overseer . The passage reads like a job-hunter's resume, listing knowledge, skills and abilities essential for the "noble task" of inspecting and protecting Christian churches. "An overseer must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, sober-minded, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach, not a drunkard, not violent but gentle, not quar