I would agree but have pointed out that in practice it is not the case. I would take your comment about all elders being teachers one step further in that in reality all christians are teacher, whether it be someone in need, a stranger, someone in prison, or even a neighbor the unsaved are watching us. May we be an example of the grace of our Lord and Savior. Harry Joseph Krygier <pasjk@...> wrote: Absolutely agree with Chad on this. The Presbyterial dichotomy about elders in poor exegesis. All elders are teachers, they are pastor/teachers who are gifts to the church. Joe Krygier On Feb 28, 2006, at 12:25 PM, Chad Richard Bresson wrote: > On 2/28/06, H Dorrington wrote: >> There are elders who are not teaching elders. > > Not according to 1 Tim. 3:2 and 2 Tim. 2:24. *Teaching* is THE primary > qualification for eldership. > > -- > Pastor Chad Richard Bresson > Clearcreek Chapel > Springboro, OH > http://breusswane.blogspot.com > > -- > Read the Sound of Grace pages at > http://www.soundofgrace.com > > To unsubscribe, send ANY message to: > soundofgrace-unsubscribe@... > > To view our online archive go to our web page at > http://www.associate.com/groups/soundofgrace > > -- Read the Sound of Grace pages at http://www.soundofgrace.com To unsubscribe, send ANY message to: soundofgrace-unsubscribe@... To view our online archive go to our web page at http://www.associate.com/groups/soundofgrace --------------------------------- Yahoo! Mail Bring photos to life! New PhotoMail makes sharing a breeze. -- Read the Sound of Grace pages at http://www.soundofgrace.com To unsubscribe, send ANY message to: soundofgrace-unsubscribe@... To view our online archive go to our web page at http://www.associate.com/groups/soundofgrace