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Reputation for Mission's Sake
Scholars emphasize that a church leader's good reputation among non-Christians is essential for evangelism. If outsiders view a leader as dishonest or immoral, their message about Christ will be dismissed. A leader's upright character is a prerequisite for their ministry to be effective in the wider community, as it validates the transformative power of the faith they profess.
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1 Timothy
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Albert Barnes
On 1 Timothy 3:7
18th Century
Theologian
Moreover he must have a good report of them which are without. This refers to those who are outside the church; that is, those who are not…
AT Robertson
On 1 Timothy 3:7
From them that are without (απο των εξωθεν). "From the outside (of the church) ones." Paul's care for the witness of outsiders is …
Charles Ellicott
On 1 Timothy 3:7
19th Century
Bishop
Moreover he must have a good report of them which are without.—The man to be chosen as a responsible office-bearer in the…
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Expositor's Bible Commentary
On 1 Timothy 3:7
The fifteenth and last qualification of an overseer is that he must “have a good reputation with outsiders.” When a leader in the church has a bad …
John Calvin
On 1 Timothy 3:7
16th Century
Theologian
A good report from those who are without. This appears to be very difficult: that a godly man should have as witnesses of his integrity in…
John Gill
On 1 Timothy 3:7
17th Century
Pastor
Moreover, he must have a good report of them who are
without ,
&c,] That is, "without…
Matthew Henry
On 1 Timothy 3:1–7
17th Century
Minister
If a man desired the pastoral office, and from love to Christ and the souls of men, was ready to deny himself and undergo hardships by devoting him…