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Q3. (1 Timothy 3) Why are tendencies to anger, intimidation, force, and pride so important to consider in selecting church officers? What happens when you don't consider these factors?

The person needs to set that example. A teen is looking and watching, a child, that single parent. Are they showing Christ, when they need the most. If you want to pick your best friend but he has a rotten temper, or acts as if he is the best thing since swiss cheese, how will he be able to cousel or pray for someone who is just like that. He can't even say the behavior is wrong. We are accountable to others in a leadership role, not just God. Balance in all things.

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Q3. (1 Timothy 3) Why are tendencies to anger, intimidation, force, and pride so important to consider in selecting church officers? Because these are character traits and if they are overlooked you might have someone be subject to this persons actions or re-actions. This would not be a good outcome and of a good report on the body as a whole. You gotta always remember, we as Christians are constantly being watched. Not only by God, but by those who may want the same lifestyle that we live and if they see us slip up, they might be led astray while they are not in the understanding of God

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Why are tendencies to anger, intimidation, force and pride so important to consider in selecting church officers?

One bad apple can spoil the whole bunch. If a person exhibits these traits he can and will reap mortality to a church's membership. More detrimentally, the person with these traits can and will lead someone to hell.

What happens when you don't consider these factors?

We create church dropouts rather than church growth.

-Keep God First

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Q3. (1 Timothy 3) Why are tendencies to anger, intimidation, force, and pride so important to consider in selecting church officers? What happens when you don't consider these factors?

These character flaws wil create havoc and dissension in the body of Christ. If one is to follow Him, one has to be fair, one has to be courteous, kind hearted, accessible, a listener, goal dirrected, work with diverse groups to find common ground, and must treat their neighbors as themselves.

Otherwise, frustration within grows, anger erupts, dissatisfaction pervades the Church, members leave, leaders will be removed, funds needed to do the work of the Church dwindle and affects the ministerial outreach of the church, and, but not least, the growth of the House of God withers because of the poor stewardship.

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Q3. (1 Timothy 3) Why are tendencies to anger, intimidation, force, and pride so important to consider in selecting church officers? What happens when you don't consider these factors?

They are not level headed, they can't think straight or judge fairly. If these things are not considered, the church will develope major problems. Lies and false doctrine will develope.

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Q3. (1 Timothy 3) Why are tendencies to anger, intimidation, force, and pride so important to consider in selecting church officers? What happens when you don't consider these factors?

Anger, intimidation, force, and pride are all works of the flesh. When these are present the person is either not saved or not mature enough to keep the peace of Christ in the church. Then the church quickly becomes an unsafe place of competition, which will cause reproach from the world.

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When you're selecting church officers you're selecting people who is not only representing God but your church as well. These people have to have the ability to be subject to others although they hold an office. Some people who hold offices think that they are above the lay members which is not true. When selecting officers you want someone with the temperament that will work well with others and have the patience to sit and listen to what others are saying. You do not want some one who is easily forced to sway from their position just to get it over with or because they're friends with the next person and don't want to get on their bad side. Pride in a position will make an office holder believe they are not ordinary but superior to the other members and hold ideas of grandeur that may cause problems.

Overall you want an officer who will not divulge meeting information, members business, steal, lie or bring corruption to the church and God.

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Q3. (1 Timothy 3) Why are tendencies to anger, intimidation, force, and pride so important to consider in selecting church officers? What happens when you don't consider these factors?

Tendencies to anger, intimidation, force, and pride are so important to consider in selecting church officers because they are excluded from love the character quality that Christ

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Q3. (1 Timothy 3) Why are tendencies to anger, intimidation, force, and pride so important to consider in selecting church officers? What happens when you don't consider these factors?

These are worthy to consider, then you can know who has matured. Mature leaders are able to stand trials and challenges because the devil will try to trap them with all sorts of wiles.

When these factors are not considered, you find that the foundation is shaky and when the testing of times comes, it will not stand.

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Tendencies to anger,intimidation,force,and pride are important to consider in selecting church officers because a church needs to select a leader who is level headed and self controlled. A church needs a leader who isn't going to respond to an issue primarily from emotions or prejudice,but rather will weigh an issue carefully and fairly.

What happens when these factors aren't considered is that a church usually ends up with a leader with a hair trigger temper ready to fight, is self willed, and usually full of oneself.

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Q3. (1 Timothy 3) Why are tendencies to anger, intimidation, force, and pride so important to consider in selecting church officers? What happens when you don't consider these factors?

A person that is angry, intimidating, forceful, and prideful cannot lead the church without leading people away from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. That person does not have the churches best interest at heart. This person is only concerned with himself. When you don

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Having these tendencies will only divide and harm the congregation. Leaders of the congregation need to imitate the perfect example of our creator and his Son.

You are only setting yourself up for spiritual harm when displaying these worldly tendencies, not only for yourself but for your fellowman.

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Q3. (1 Timothy 3)

1. Why are tendencies to anger, intimidation, force, and pride so important to consider in selecting church officers?

A. Because their home life and how someone acts or re-acts is an indicator of how they will do as officers in the church. One or all or even any of these factors can make the church non effective or give a bitter taste to the lay members of the church.

2. What happens when you don't consider these factors?

A. When you don't consider these factors (andger, itimidation, force, and pride) we bring on much harm to the body of Christ and it breeds more of the same as officeres of the church and and it's members.

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Q3. (1 Timothy 3) Why are tendencies to anger, intimidation, force, and pride so important to consider in selecting church officers? What happens when you don't consider these factors?

Because first these indicates that a person who shows theses characteristics is not a person lead by the Spirit of God, for the fruits of the Spirit are Self control, Love, Kindness and the list goes on. A church who select leaders or so called leaders without considering those tendencies are due to failure, even worse causing a bad reputation to name of Christ.

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Q3. (1 Timothy 3) Why are tendencies to anger, intimidation, force, and pride so important to consider in selecting church officers? What happens when you don't consider these factors?

If you ignore tendancies towards anger and pride then you end up with someone whose own opinion is more important to them then God's. It is important to them to "win the fight" regardless of tactics. They make quick dicisions and judgements about others. If we chose this sort of leader we end up with a church big on doctrine and low on grace.

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Q3. (1 Timothy 3) Why are tendencies to anger, intimidation, force, and pride so important to consider in selecting church officers? What happens when you don't consider these factors?

All of the above traits are fruits of the flesh described by Paul in Galatians 5. They are not of the Holy Spirit and they do not reflect the mind of Christ. Love suffers when these traits prevail.

Therefore they will be damaging to relationships within and outside the church. They will damage ministries and spreading the Gospel. These traits can cause division within a church. They do not nurture they destroy. People do not want to be around people who practice these traits -- they are satanic.

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Church leaders are called to be good examples to their congregation. If they are easily angered, bullies, full of self then this type of behaviour will be seen as acceptable. We are called to love one another, this is not always easy. Leaders need patience and self control to be able to deal with others grumblings and personal issues in a godly way. How can someone who is full of self help others to become less selfish.

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Anger, intimidation, force and pride are not good people skills. These leaders are expected not only to lead the congregation, but to interceed when needed in situations that probably involve many of these things. They cannot provide adequate guidance for issues they themselves are struggling with.

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Q3. (1 Timothy 3) Why are tendencies to anger, intimidation, force, and pride so important to consider in selecting church officers? What happens when you don't consider these factors?

We don't want people in the house of God being afraid to do anything in fear of making someone in the church angry. Anger is a problem with people who are in leadership because Paul said that people in ministry need to be gentle and loving. If someone who has anger issues in the church or someone who intimidates people and uses force will lead to inappropriate decision making. The person in leadership may resort to tactics that can be violent or even harmful to other people if he does not get his way.

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Q3. (1 Timothy 3) Why are tendencies to anger, intimidation, force, and pride so important to consider in selecting church officers? What happens when you don't consider these factors?

It is important because it defines the personality of an individual. Anyone who wants to be a leader must have control over his/her emotions. When emotions are ignored or not considered it can lead to people who have no control over their emotions to take up leadership in the church. People with no control can divide the church and also cannot function well as team players.

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Q3. (1 Timothy 3) Why are tendencies to anger, intimidation, force, and pride so important to consider in selecting church officers? What happens when you don't consider these factors?

Church officers should not easily fall prey to the work of the devil; therefore it takes a mature, well-tested Christian to serve as a church officer because this person would be less likely to fall under the devil's influence. Pride and anger can cause bad decisions, and one who is easily intimidated also would not make good decisions. If these factors are not considered in choosing church officers, the church could be led by weak and prideful leaders who would easily make bad decisions and lead the church astray.

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