1 Timothy 3:10
And they must also be tested first; if they prove blameless, then they can serve as deacons.
1 Timothy 5:22
Don’t be too quick to appoint
Acts 6:1-2
In those days, as the number of the disciples
1 Corinthians 1:8
He will also strengthen you to the end,
Colossians 1:22
But now He has reconciled you by His physical body
1 Timothy 3:2
An overseer,
1 Timothy 3:6
He must not be a new convert, or he might become conceited and fall into the condemnation of the Devil.
1 Timothy 3:13
For those who have served well as deacons acquire a good standing for themselves, and great boldness in the faith that is in Christ Jesus.
Titus 1:6-7
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1 John 4:1
Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits