1 Timothy 3:9

⁹אֶלָּא אֲנָשִׁים הַמַּחֲזִיקִים אֶת סוֹד הָאֱמוּנָה בְּמַצְפּוּן טָהוֹר.

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