Saint Paul seems to think it may be a bad idea to start preaching immediately upon learning something new - learning about Jesus Christ is what saint Paul had in mind.
1 Timothy 3:2 Now a bishop must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, sensible, dignified, hospitable, an apt teacher, 3 no drunkard, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, and no lover of money. 4 He must manage his own household well, keeping his children submissive and respectful in every way; 5 for if a man does not know how to manage his own household, how can he care for God's church? 6 He must not be a recent convert, or he may be puffed up with conceit and fall into the condemnation of the devil; moreover he must be well thought of by outsiders, or he may fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.
(Bishops (or overseers) are the teachers of the churches.)
And in the book of Hebrews it is written(Bishops (or overseers) are the teachers of the churches.)
Hebrews 6:1 Therefore let us leave the elementary doctrine of Christ and go on to maturity, not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works and of faith toward God, 2 with instruction about ablutions, the laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgement. 3 And this we will do if God permits.
(Consecrating a bishop or overseer is done by the presbytery (body of elders and bishops) laying their hands on the head of the man being consecrated.)
And these passages made me wonder why many 'restoration movement' religions along with some other religions were started by people who only recently learned something new and ran with it.(Consecrating a bishop or overseer is done by the presbytery (body of elders and bishops) laying their hands on the head of the man being consecrated.)
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