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Originally Posted by Originalist
One of the leading UPC pastors in Wisconsin is a convicted felon. When he was 17 he backslid and started running with the wrong crowd. When he was 18 he snatched a pizza delivery guy's money pouch from him and ran. When the police caught him, they found that he was carrying a pocket knife (something he had done out of habit since childhood). Because of the pocket knife he was charged with "armed robbery". He was in prison for 2 years.
That all took place 20 years ago. In prison he repented and came back to God. He has lived a holy, consecrated life since and has led dozens of young people to Christ.
So...how is he not qualified for 5-fold ministry?
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I am not talking about the ministry.... Disqualified from and administrative church office. My interp. of the scripture matters little because as you said he is holding office anyway. I am not saying this to tear down people who are in such a position. I am just saying this is what the biblical criteria means to me and if I were voting (which is another debate about voting for church offices). It would affect how I voted for someone to pastor at our local church.
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