W28 Able To Teach? Elders pt2

Continuing in the instruction to Timothy about the qualification of elders, we need to peek into the reality of what it means to be "able to teach". I believe culture and tradition has removed this requirement and that what is happening in most congregations is nothing more than just rhetorical idolatry.

The elder must know himself as a servant of God and God's church and thus expound on what God has already given in the manner required of him.