Blameless: Without fault; innocent; guiltless. 1 Peter 2:12 "Live such good lives among the pagans that, though they accuse you of doing
wrong, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day he visits us"
Faithful Husband: As our example Isaiah 54:5 "For your Maker is your husband; the LORD of hosts is his name; and your Redeemer
the Holy One of Israel; The God of the whole earth shall he be called" Faithful in many ways...Do not commit adultery, never speak harshly, present her holy and blameless...
Obedient faithful children: Deuteronomy 6:5-6 Love the Lord your God with all your heart and
with all your soul and with all your strength. These commandments
that I give you today are to be upon your hearts. Impress them on
your children....Psalm 103:17-18 But from
everlasting to everlasting
the Lord’s love is with those
who fear him,
and his righteousness with their children’s children, with those who keep his covenant and remember to obey his precepts
Trustworthy with God' work: Galatians 2:6-7 As for those who seemed to be important—whatever they were makes no difference
to me; God does not judge by external appearance—those men added nothing to my
message. On the contrary,
they saw that I had been entrusted with the task of preaching the gospel to the
Gentiles, just as Peter had been to the Jews.
Not overbearing: (overbearing) Ruling over with insolence; blustering; manifesting haughty superiority
Slow to anger: Having the quality of enduring evils without murmuring or fretfulness. Not easily provoked; calm under the sufferance of injuries or offenses; not
revengeful.
Sober, not given to drunkenness: Temperate in the use of spiritous liquors; habitually temperate; as a sober man.
Live a sober, righteous and godly life. Not intoxicated or overpowered by spiritous liquors; not drunken
Not violent (gentle) Mild; meek; soft; bland; not rough, harsh or severe; as a gentle nature, temper
or disposition; a gentle manner; a gentle address; a gentle voice. 1 Thess. 27.
2 Tim.2.
Honest: Upright; just; fair in dealing with others; free from trickishness and fraud;
acting and having the disposition to act at all times according to justice or
correct moral principles; applied to persons. An honest man's the noblest work of God.
Hospitable: bountiful; munificent; free to give; as a generous friend; a generous father. The act or practice of receiving and entertaining strangers or guests without
reward, or with kind and generous liberality.
A bishop--must be given to hospitality. 1 Tim.3.
One who loves good: Having moral qualities best adapted to its design and use, or the qualities
which God's law requires; virtuous; pious; religious; applied to persons, and
opposed to bad, vitious, wicked, evil. Promotive of happiness; pleasant; agreeable; cheering; gratifying.
Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in
unity. Ps.133.
Self Controlled: The act of holding back or hindering from motion, in any manner;
hinderance of the will, or of any action, physical, moral or mental.
Upright: Honest; just; not deviating
from correct moral principles; as an upright man. Job.
Holy: Properly, whole, entire or perfect, in a moral sense. Hence, pure in heart,
temper or dispositions; free from sin and sinful affections. Applied to the
Supreme Being, holy signifies perfectly pure, immaculate and complete in moral
character; and man is more or less holy, as his heart is more or less
sanctified, or purified from evil dispositions. We call a man holy,when his
heart is conformed in some degree to the image of God, and his life is regulated
by the divine precepts. Hence, holy is used as nearly synonymous with good,
pious, godly.
Be ye holy; for I am holy. 1 Peter. 1 Hallowed; consecrated or set apart to a sacred use, or to the service or
worship of God; a sense frequent in Scripture; as the holy sabbath; holy oil;
holy vessels; a holy nation; the holy temple; a holy priesthood.
Proceeding from pious principles,or directed to pious purposes; as holy
zeal.
Perfectly just and good; as the holy law of God.
Disciplined: Instructed; educated; subjected to rules and regulations; corrected; chastised;
punished; admonished. Reproved; advised; warned; instructed
Hold firmly to the message as it has been taught (biblical truths): Fixed; steady; constant; stable; unshaken; not easily moved; as a firm believer;
a firm friend; a firm adherent or supporter; a firm man, or a man of firm
resolution. This word is rarely used, except in poetry. In prose, we use
confirm.
Encourage others with sound doctrine: (sound) Founded in truth; firm; strong; valid; solid; that cannot be overthrown or
refuted; as sound reasoning; a sound argument; a sound objection; sound
doctrine; sound principles.
Right; correct; well founded; free form error; orthodox. II Tim 1. Let my
heart be sound in thy statutes. Ps. 119 (Doctrine) In a general sense, whatever is taught. Hence, a principle or position in any
science; whatever is laid down as true by an instructor or master. The doctrines
of the gospel are the principles or truths taught by Christ and his apostles.
The doctrines of Plato are the principles which he taught. Hence a doctrine may
be true or false; it may be a mere tenet or opinion
Refute those who oppose him in sound biblical doctrine: The primary sense of futo, is to drive or thrust, to beat back.]
To disprove and overthrow by argument, evidence or countervailing proof; to
prove to be false or erroneous; to confute. We say, to refute arguments, to
refute testimony, to refute opinions or theories, to refute a disputant.
There were so many witnesses to these two miracles, that it is impossible to
refute such multitudes.
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