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“If you point these things out to the brothers, you will be a good minister of Christ Jesus,
brought up in the truths of the faith and of the good teaching
that you have followed.
Have nothing to do with godless myths and old wives’ tales; rather,
train yourself to be godly.
For physical training is of some value, but godliness has value for
all things, holding promise for both the present life and the life
to come.
This is a trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance (and for this we labor and strive), that we
have put our hope in the living God, who is the Savior of all men, and especially of those who believe.
Command and teach these things.” (1 Tim. 4:6–11, NIV)
3 Marks of Good Ministers1. Preach Sound Doctrine
“If you point these things out to the brothers, you will be a good minister of Christ Jesus,
brought up in the truths of the faith and of the good teaching
that you have followed.” (1 Tim. 4:6, NIV)
“Beyond all question, the mystery of godliness is great: He appeared in a body, was vindicated by the Spirit, was
seen by angels, was preached among the nations, was
believed on in the world, was taken up in glory.” (1 Tim. 3:16, NIV)
“Therefore, having overlooked the times of ignorance, God now
commands all people everywhere to repent, because He has set a
day when He is going to judge the world in righteousness by the Man He has appointed. He has provided proof of this to everyone by raising
Him from the dead.” (Acts 17:30-31, HCSB)
“Men of Galilee,” they said, “why do you stand here looking into the sky? This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen
him go into heaven.” (Acts 1:11, NIV)
“For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ
shall rise first: Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up
together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall
we ever be with the Lord.” (1 Thess. 4:16-17, KJV)
“All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching,
rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the
man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.”
(2 Tim. 3:16–17, NIV)
“Preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season;
correct, rebuke and encourage—with great patience and careful
instruction. For the time will come when people will not put
up with sound doctrine.” (2 Tim. 4:2-3, NIV)
“The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to
preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to release the
oppressed, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.”
(Luke 4:18–19, NIV)
“Have nothing to do with godless myths and old wives’ tales; rather, train yourself to
be godly. For physical training is of some value, but godliness
has value for all things, holding promise for both the present
life and the life to come.”(1 Tim. 4:7-8, NIV)
3 Marks of Good Ministers2. Practice Godliness
“…charge some that they teach no other doctrine, nor
give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which
cause disputes…” (1 Tim. 1:3–4, NKJV)
“The secret things belong to the LORD our God, but the
things revealed belong to us and to our children forever, that we may follow all the
words of this law.” (Deut. 29:29, NIV)
“His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through our
knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and
goodness.” (2 Peter 1:3, NIV)
3 Marks of Good Ministers3. Put their Hope in God
“…we have put our hope in the living God, who is the Savior of all men, and especially of those
who believe.” (1 Tim. 4:10, NIV)