1 Timothy 3:10
But they must first be tested. Then, if they prove to be blameless, they may become ministers.
1 Timothy 5:22
Do not ordain anyone hastily. Do not participate in the sins of others. Keep yourself pure.
Acts 6:1-2
In those days, as the number of the disciples was growing larger and larger, a complaint was made by the Hellenistic Jews against the Hebraic Jews that their widows were being neglected in the daily distribution of food.
1 Corinthians 1:8
He will keep you strong until the end, so that you will be blameless on the Day of our Lord Jesus the Messiah.
Colossians 1:22
he has now reconciled by the death of his physical body, so that he may present you holy, blameless, and without fault before him.
1 Timothy 3:2
Therefore, an elder must be blameless, the husband of one wife, stable, sensible, respectable, hospitable to strangers, and teachable.
1 Timothy 3:6
He must not be a recent convert, so that he won't become arrogant and fall into the Devil's condemnation.
1 Timothy 3:13
Those ministers who serve well gain an excellent reputation for themselves and will have great assurance by their faith in the Messiah Jesus.
Titus 1:6-7
An elder must be blameless. He must be the husband of one wife and have children who are believers and who are not accused of having wild lifestyles or of being rebellious.
1 John 4:1
Dear friends, stop believing every spirit. Instead, test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.