This passage refers to the ordination of a man to be a minister. Certainly, one does not need to be officially ordained to preach the Gospel or serve the Lord. Ordination is appropriate for any man who will be entrusted with a position of leadership within the local church.
The ceremony of ordination and laying on of hands is the Bible way of a local body of ministers giving their approval to a man who is entering the role of being a Christian leader. This shows authenticity. Understandably then, this process should never be taken lightly or done without due consideration of the candidate. In 1st Timothy 5:22, the inspired Holy Bible is simply cautioning a church against quickly ordaining a man without taking the time to observe his character to see who he is, and to properly ask him questions to make sure that he is sound doctrinally on the fundamentals of the Christian faith, which many Christian leaders today sadly are not. Be careful churches who you ordain.
For centuries, the process of ordination has been made a mockery of by wicked people who sell ordination credentials for money. Some people have even had their dog ordained, just to show the sad state of religion in America and Europe. I humbly believe that it is sinful and unethical to send someone ordination credentials in exchange for money. When considering a man for ministry leadership, it should be a slow and thorough process. If the man has already proven himself over time, then that is a different situation and he may be ordained sooner.
There are many pastors today who have no earthly business standing behind any pulpit, for various reasons. One reason is a pastor who woefully lacks love for people, which is true in my humble opinion of Campus Church at Pensacola Christian College. In my humble opinion their shameful pastors are cold-hearted yuppie types, theologically incompetent, and should all be fired. the sooner the better. I do not recommend PCC to anyone!
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