Thirsting Souls Bible Teaching

Most understand that a bishop is a pastor of a local church. Yet, they do not realize that an “elder” is not a godly elderly man, but is referring to the pastor. Elder, pastor, bishop, are the same office, (Tit 1:5) “For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting, and ordain elders in every city, as I had appointed thee: (6)  If any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of riot or unruly. (7)  For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God;  Further proof is to compare the qualifications here with those of the bishop in 1 Timothy Chapter 3. We do not have the right to take that office and apply it to non-pastors.