The Qualifications of the Office of Elder (9): The Elder’s Aptness to Teach
This article examines the biblical qualification of 'aptness to teach' for elders as prescribed in 1 Timothy 3:2 and Titus 1, specifically addressing whether this requirement applies to both teaching elders (pastors) and ruling elders. Kuiper engages with Reformed exegetical arguments and pastoral practices to clarify the teaching responsibilities and capabilities expected of all elders in the church, concluding a series on elder qualifications.
Previous article in this series: December 15, 2014, p. 135. In preceding articles we have now commented on every qualification of the office of elder mentioned in I Timothy 3 and Titus 1. Even that qualification that we consider here, "apt to teach" (I Tim. 3:2), we have already examined as part of the broader subject of the elder's relationship to the truth. But this particular qualification raised more questions than we had time to answer in our last article. Does this qualification apply...
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