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III. Principles and Practice for the Eldership

If we are priests of God and of Christ, I do not know anyone whom we ought rather to follow than God and Christ. ~ Cyprian (c. 250, W), 5.363., Ibid., p. 162.

A. Do not place novices (immature believers) into positions of authority and oversight in the Church, 1 Tim. 3.6.

1. Novices are easily influenced by external persons, situations, and conditions.

a. Rom. 16.17-18

b. Col. 2.8

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c. 2 Thess. 2.2

2. Novices are not grounded in the truth well enough to help others become what God wants them to be and do, Eph. 4.11-15.

3. Novices need to be established first before they are placed into situations requiring experience, wisdom, and biblical skill.

a. 1 Cor. 3.1

b. Heb. 5.12-13

c. 1 Pet. 2.2