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Primary Verses:
- Lev. 21:17-23
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"Speak unto Aaron, saying,
Whosoever he be of
thy seed in their generations that hath any blemish, let
him not approach to offer the bread of his God.
For whatsoever man he be that hath a blemish, he shall
not approach: a blind man, or a lame, or he that hath a
flat nose, or any thing superfluous, Or a man that is
brokenfooted, or brokenhanded, Or crookbackt, or a
dwarf, or that hath a blemish in his eye, or be scurvy,
or scabbed, or hath his stones broken; No man that hath
a blemish of the seed of Aaron the priest shall come
nigh to offer the offerings of YHVH made by fire: he
hath a blemish; he shall not come nigh to offer the
bread of his God. He shall eat the bread of his God,
both of the most holy, and of the holy. Only he shall
not go in unto the vail, nor come nigh unto the altar,
because he hath a blemish; that he profane not my
sanctuaries: for I YHVH do sanctify them."
Supporting Verses:
- 1 Tim. 3:1-7
- "This is a true saying, If a man desire the office
of a bishop, he desireth a good work.
A bishop then must be
blameless, the husband of one wife,
vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to
hospitality, apt to teach; Not given to wine, no
striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a
brawler, not covetous; One that ruleth well his own
house, having his children in subjection with all
gravity; (For if a man know not how to rule his own
house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)
Not a novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall
into the condemnation of the devil. Moreover he must
have a good report of them which are without; lest he
fall into reproach and the snare of the devil."
- Titus 1:6-9
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"If any be blameless, the
husband of one wife, having faithful children not
accused of riot or unruly.
For a bishop must be blameless,
as the steward of God; not selfwilled, not soon angry,
not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy
lucre; But a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men,
sober, just, holy, temperate; Holding fast the faithful
word as he hath been taught, that he may be able by
sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince the
gainsayers."
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