Bible Verses About "What Is Ordination in the Bible"
Ordination is the setting apart of individuals for specific ministry roles in the church through prayer, the laying on of hands, and recognition by the believing community.
Ordination is the setting apart of individuals for specific ministry roles in the church through prayer, the laying on of hands, and recognition by the believing community.
"And the saying pleased the whole multitude: and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Ghost, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas a proselyte of Antioch: Whom they set before the apostles: and when they had prayed, they laid their hands on them." — Acts 6:5-6 (KJV)
KJV Verses That Answer This Question
The Scriptures below are gathered specifically to address "What Is Ordination in the Bible?" Each is quoted in the King James Version with a link to its full chapter.
"And the saying pleased the whole multitude: and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Ghost, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas a proselyte of Antioch: Whom they set before the apostles: and when they had prayed, they laid their hands on them."
"As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Ghost said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them. And when they had fasted and prayed, and laid their hands on them, they sent them away."
"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... Moreover he must have a good report of them which are without; lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil."
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