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Originally Posted by houston
Paul said not to be a novice... Just sayin. Many that I have met who are 30+ and who have been in ministry for several years are still novices and they don't know squat... LOL
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You mean this?
1Ti 3:6 Not a novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil.
That is a qualification of a BISHOP (or overseer of many churches). The reason put forth to not being a novice is so they wouldn't think they should be put on a pedestal or think they were something on a stick! If this is the case, many in UPCI leadership are still novices! With time and maturity comes humility for the exalted position.
Novice not mentioned as a qualification of a pastor or a disciple.
As already mentioned, most scholars believe ten of the twelve disciples were teenagers when Jesus chose them!
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