1 Timothy 3
1 This is a true saying, if a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work. 2 A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach; 3 Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous; 4 One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity; 5 (For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?) 6 Not a novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil. 7 Moreover he must have a good report of them which are without; lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.
These are requirements, can be applied to leader of a company up to leader of a country. If you compare below, the leader has stricter qualifications than that of the deacons or staff described below. I think this also applies to the Ombudsman office which should have stricter qualifications. You see the leader shall not be a novice and not too arrogant or else the leader will be condemned by critics neither the leader shall be too humble or else the leader will be reproached by critics. If does not necessarily have to be a man also because we have discussed in the past that there are women leaders.
8 Likewise must the deacons be grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre; 9 Holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.
10 And let these also first be proved; then let them use the office of a deacon, being found blameless. 11 Even so must their wives be grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things. 12 Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well. 13 For they that have used the office of a deacon well purchase to themselves a good degree, and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus.
The difference is the leader is sober and the staff are little intoxicated. I think this means the leader should be smarter than the staff. And the staff shall support the leader.
14 These things write I unto thee, hoping to come unto thee shortly: 15 But if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth. 16 And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.
And so the writer sent this letter cause he cannot supervise personally the happenings so that the people will have guidelines in choosing a leader. Verse 15 the foundation and the pillars were built. And Verse 16 the completion of all the activities for the house.
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