1 Timothy 3:6

⁶He must not be a recent convert, or he may become puffed up with conceit and fall into the condemnation of the devil.

1 Timothy 3 lays out the qualifications for church leaders—overseers and deacons—and then pivots to describe the church itself as the household of God and the pillar and foundation of the truth. Paul’s concern is not with personality or charisma but with character, reputation, an