“One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity;”
He must manage his own household well, with all dignity, keeping his children submissive — the episkopos's household management (oikonomia) becomes the proving ground for ecclesial leadership. If one cannot govern one's own oikos (household), authority over God's house lies beyond him.
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