...true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work. A bishop then must he blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober,...to hospitality, apt to teach; not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre, but patient, not a brawler, not covetous; one that ruleth well...

...reference to this subject, require special consideration and attention. " A Bishop must be blameless, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach, not given to wine," #c.* " A Bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God, not given to wine." "Sober, just, holy, temperate."f...

...avoid such as only minister to questions, [disputes] rather than to godly edifying. 1 Tim. iii. 2. " A bishop must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, (modest) of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach ; not given to wine, no striker, not...

...This is a true saying. If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work. A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behavior, given to hospitality, apt to teach, not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre;...

...Schaeffer, The Complete Works of Francis A. Schaeffer, Vol. IV (Westchester, IL: Crossway, 1982), p. 181ff. husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour,...to hospitality, apt to teach; Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous; One that ruleth well...

...of one's thought processes," and to be "sober-minded, to be well composed in mind." "A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant,...good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach" (1 Tim. 3:2). We know from the immediate context that the required sobriety is consistent with the...

..."This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work. A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant,...to hospitality, apt to teach; Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous; One that ruleth well...

...This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desired a good work. A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant,...to hospitality, apt to teach; Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous; 198 B. Matthews, John...

...desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work. A bishop then must be blameless, the hushand of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given...to hospitality, apt to teach; Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous; One that ruleth well...

...out the problems it caused. The New Testament allows only one wife to church leaders: "A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant,...good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach" (1 Timothy 3:2). The Book of Mormon, which was called "the fulness of my everlasting Gospel" (Doctrine...