What is required of stewards according to 1 Corinthians 4:2?
According to 1 Corinthians 4:2, stewards are required to be found faithful. Whether entrusted with a business or church activity, those in charge are responsible, and God expects them to handle what is placed in their care with faithfulness. This applies to any stewardship, not only church roles, because responsibility accompanies being in charge.
Les explains that in 1 Corinthians 4:1 Paul describes ministers of Christ as stewards, or keepers and managers, of the mysteries of God. Then verse 2 states that what is required of stewards is faithfulness. Les applies this broadly: whatever a person is in charge of, whether a business or a church activity, if they are in charge, they are responsible, and God expects them to be faithful. In the review, Les also notes that these mysteries are revelations given through Paul’s letters, not found in the Gospels, the Old Testament, or even mostly in Acts.
Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful.
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What does God require of us when we are placed in charge of something?
God requires stewards to be faithful, and this applies to whatever we are in charge of—whether a business or a church activity—because if we are in charge, we are responsible and God expects us to be faithful.