Requirements for Leadership

If a man desires a office he desires a good work and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus.
He must be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of riot or unruly.
He then must be vigilant, sober, of good behavior, given to hospitality, apt to teach.
Not doubletongued, not given too much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre;
One that rules well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity; for if a man knows not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?
He must not be a novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil.
Holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.
Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;
That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,
That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.
So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies.
He that loves his wife loves himself.
For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh.
Even so must their wives be grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things, ruling their children and their own houses well.
Her desire shall be to her husband, and he shall exercise dominion over her.
Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.
For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the savior of the body.
Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in every thing.
Nevertheless let every one of you in particular so love his wife even as himself; and the wife see that she reverence her husband.
Let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil.
Abstain from all appearance of evil.
Stand in the gap for one another to keep evil spirits from entering the premises.

Your priorities are to put G-d first, mate second (if they have made the Savior L-rd over them), children third, everything else comes after.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Love it and printed it out to put a copy on my desk.

Anonymous said...

i hope God prospers you in every good thing that comes down from our Father of light