GoD's WorK - God's Puzzle Solved

What Is The Ministry83by mere men as an Elder. God, Himself, directly selects whowill become a minister of The Word.OrdinationMany Christian groups misunderstand the meaning of ordination.Paul told Titus to ordain Elders in every city in Crete (Titus1:5). Paul wasn’t telling him to ordain them to be Elders, butonly to ordain Elders for the specific positions needed. Onlyelders or firstborn older male men, could be ordained to the ministryof The Word. God, by His “word,” had already chosen thosewho were to be His Elders (Numbers 8:17). Ordination (laying onof the hands) is the churches’ awareness of what God decided.Ordination does not give anyone authority over God’s church.Only God and Christ decide who will preach The Word of God asa true minister or a servant. Paul and Peter said the same thing.Paul declared that a bishop or overseer must be a married man(I Timothy 3:1-7). No unmarried, single person can be an Elderor a Bishop; they must be married. Also, he must be a firstbornson whose father has died; therefore he would be an olderman - probably between fifty and sixty-five (I Timothy 5:9). InTitus 1:5-9, Paul said the same thing.These individuals must be the husband of one wife, and are thefirstborn elders picked by God! The word “elder,” “presbeuo” or“presbuteros” (Strong’s # 4243 and 4245) in the Greek languagemeans “senior” or “older person.” No young, married or unmarriedmen should be considered for this vital responsibility. That iswhy Paul told Timothy, “Let no man despise thy youth” (I Timothy4:12). Timothy was not an Elder like Peter, nor was he ateacher or bishop, but he was an Evangelist (Explained later). Elders,teachers or bishops are to be examples to the local churches,which is God’s local “house.” To be a leader in the ministry