Codes of Conduct and the Maker’s Instructions

Last night I sat among a group of six friends to study 1 Timothy 3. Most of the chapter is devoted to the qualities and skills that Christian leaders, both men and women, need to exemplify if the church is to be nurtured healthily. In fact, almost everything that Paul lists refers to character and behaviour. As so often in Scripture, the emphasis is not so much on the tasks we are to perform, but on the kind of people that we are, and how we do what we do, how we relate to other people… 

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