Analysis of Church Leaders Qualifications
Richard Newton Sherrer 1951 (Easton)
If anyone aspires,
Office of the overseer;
A noble task desires,
As trustworthy and sincere.
A bishop must be blameless,
Be vigilant and sober;
Having one wife God will bless,
Being of good behavior.
Not being drunken on wine,
Not violent but gentle;
And honoring the Divine,
Not being detrimental.
Not a lover of money,
Never being violent;
God provides him the honey,
To be patient and content.
He has to manage the house,
Giving children dignity;
In harmony with the spouse,
For ensuring gravity.
For if someone does not know,
How to manage his household;
He has to let the church show,
For how the Scriptures have told.
He must not be a novice,
Become puffed up with conceit;
Neutral showing no bias,
Anyone not to mistreat.
He must be reputable,
Well thought of by outsiders;
And being honorable,
Not provoking dividers.
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 873 |
Words | 188 |
Sentences | 9 |
Stanzas | 9 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1 |
Lines Amount | 33 |
Letters per line (avg) | 21 |
Words per line (avg) | 4 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 76 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 16 |
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Qualifications for Overseers 1 Timothy 3:1-7
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Written on October 02, 2022
Submitted by sir_ricky on October 01, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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