Paul named Hymenaeus, Alexander, and Philetus for teaching specific false doctrine. He also named Demas, Phygellus, and Euodias for entirely different reasons. A careful look at what the New Testament’s naming actually does, and does not, accuse people of.
The fellowship’s own history celebrates pastors installed within a year of conversion. Paul’s word for a recent convert, neophytos, and his warning against laying on hands suddenly, say why that fails a biblical test.
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