Show appropriate honor to elders.
These are very practical words to the church and to elders as well.
God takes church leadership seriously and we would be wise to follow suite.
We generally pay more attention to giftedness and personality than inner character. That is a huge mistake.
Keep yourself pure (v.22).
Here is another example of the raised bar for leadership in the church.
Father, help me be faithful by paying attention to my character- especially to what is seen only by you.
