1 Timothy chapter 3 dealt with qualifications for people running the church. High ideals are expected of these people.
They should: be self controlled, be hospitable, be able to teach, not be violent but gentle, not be quarrelsome, not be a lover of money, not be a recent convert, have a good reputation with outsiders, not be overbearing, not be quick-tempered, love what is good, be upright and holy, be disciplined, be above reproach, have only one spouse, be temperate, be respectable, not be given to drunkenness, manage ones family well, see that ones children obey him, not pursue dishonest gain, keep hold of the deep truths, and be sincere.
We had a long discussion about these ideals and how things differ between the time Paul wrote this letter to Timothy and now. We aslo discussed whether or not women were allowed to be deacons.
Chapter 4 reiterated several points that we had discussed in chapter 1 and gives Timothy more ideas of how to run the church.
Because of our long discussion we were unable to get to chapter 5. Next week will cover chapters 5-6.
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